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Dutch Masculine Names

The names listed here are used in the Netherlands and Flanders. See also about Dutch names.

KEES   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of CORNELIUS... [more]

KERNEELS   m   Dutch
Dutch (South African) variant of CORNELIUS

KEVIN   m   English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]

KLAAS   m   German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS

KOBUS   m   Dutch
Diminutive of JACOBUS

KOEN   m   Dutch
Short form of KOENRAAD

KOENRAAD   m   Dutch
Dutch form of CONRAD

KOERT   m   Dutch
Short form of KOENRAAD

KOOS   m   Dutch
Diminutive of JACOB

LAMBERT   m   German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright"... [more]

LAMMERT   m   Dutch, German
Dutch and Low German form of LAMBERT

LARS   m   Scandinavian, Dutch
Scandinavian form of LAURENCE (1)

LAURENS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LEO   m   German, Dutch, English, Late Roman
Derived from Latin leo "lion", a cognate of LEON... [more]

LEOPOLD   m   German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and bald "bold"... [more]

LIEVEN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of LEOFWINE

LIEVIN   m   Dutch
From the Germanic name Liafwin, a cognate of LEOFWINE.

LODEWIJK   m   Dutch
Dutch form of LUDWIG

LOUIS   m   French, English, Dutch
French form of Ludovicus, the Latinized form of LUDWIG... [more]

LOURENS   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LOWIE   m   Dutch
Diminutive of LODEWIJK

LUCAS   m   English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Biblical Latin
Latin form of Loukas (see LUKE).

LUDGER   m   German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch form of LUITGER... [more]

LUDO   m   Dutch, Frisian
Short form of LUDOVIC or LUDOLF

LUUK   m   Dutch
Dutch form of LUKE

MAARTEN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MARTIN

MAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of THOMAS

MAIKEL   m   Dutch
Dutch variant form of MICHAEL

MANFRED   m   German, Dutch, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and frid "peace"... [more]

MANNES   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of HERMAN

MARIA   f & m   Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]

MARIJN   m & f   Dutch
Dutch masculine and feminine form of MARINUS

MARINUS   m   Ancient Roman, Dutch
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".

MARIUS   m   Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]

MARTEN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Martinus (see MARTIN).

MARTIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MARTIN

MATTHIJS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MATTHIAS

MAURITS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MAURICE

MAX   m   German, English, Scandinavian, Dutch
Short form of MAXIMILIAN (or sometimes of MAXWELL in English).

MAXIMILIAAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN).

MEES   m   Dutch
Diminutive of BARTHOLOMEUS

MEINDERT   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MEGINHARD

MEINE   m   Frisian, Dutch, German
Short form of German, Frisian and Dutch names beginning with Mein, which is derived from the Germanic element magan "strength".

MEINO   m   German, Dutch
Diminutive of MEINE

MEINT   m   Dutch
Variant of MEINE

MENNO   m   Dutch, German
Diminutive of MEINE

MICHAËL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MICHAEL

MICHIEL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MICHAEL

MIES   f & m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARIA or BARTHOLOMEUS

MILAN   m   Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]

MINKE   m & f   Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of MEINE

MOZES   m   Dutch
Dutch form of MOSES

NICK   m   English, Dutch
Short form of NICHOLAS

NICO   m   Italian, Dutch
Italian and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS or NICODEMUS

NICOLAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of NICHOLAS

NIEK   m   Dutch
Diminutive of NICOLAAS

NIELS (2)   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of CORNELIUS

NIKOLAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of NICHOLAS

NORBERT   m   German, English, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"... [more]

OLAF   m   Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent"... [more]

OLIVIER   m   French, Dutch
French and Dutch form of OLIVER

OTTO   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Later German form of AUDO... [more]

PAUL   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more]

PAUWEL   m   Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch (Flemish) form of PAUL

PEPIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PÉPIN

PETER   m   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]

PETRUS   m   Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
Latin form of PETER used in Dutch and German.

PHILIP   m   English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

PIER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PETER, used especially in Flanders.

PIET   m   Dutch
Short form of PIETER

PIETER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PETER

PIM   m   Dutch
Diminutive of WILLEM

QUIRIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of QUIRINUS

RADBOUD   m   Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements rad "counsel" and either bodo "leader" or bald "bold".

RAF   m   Dutch
Short form of RAFAËL

RAFAËL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of RAPHAEL

REINIER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of RAYNER

REINOUT   m   Dutch
Dutch cognate of REYNOLD

REMBRANDT   m   Dutch
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ragin "advice" and brand "sword"... [more]

RICHARD   m   English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

RIEN (1)   m   Dutch
Dutch cognate of REIN

RIEN (2)   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of MARINUS

RIK   m   Dutch
Short form of HENDRIK, FREDERIK, and other names containing rik.

ROB   m   English, Dutch
Short form of ROBERT

ROBBE   m   Dutch
Diminutive of ROBRECHT

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ROBRECHT   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ROBERT

ROCHUS   m   German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ROCCO

RODOLF   m   German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of RUDOLF

ROEL   m   Dutch
Short form of ROELAND

ROELAND   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ROLAND

ROGIER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ROGER

RUBEN   m   Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical Latin
Scandinavian and Dutch form of REUBEN

RUDOLF   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene
From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf"... [more]

RUPERT   m   German, Dutch, English, Polish
Low German form of ROBERT... [more]

RUTGER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of ROGER

RUUD   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of RUDOLF

SANDER   m   Dutch, Scandinavian
Dutch and Scandinavian short form of ALEXANDER

SEBASTIAAN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Sebastianus (see SEBASTIAN).

SEM   m   Dutch
Dutch form of SHEM

SERVAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of the Late Latin name Servatius, derived from servatus "saved, redeemed".

SIEMEN   m   Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of SIMON

SIEUWERD   m   Dutch
Dutch form of SIGURD

SJAAK   m   Dutch
Diminutive of JACOB

SJAKIE   m   Dutch
Diminutive of SJAAK

SJEF   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of JOZEF

SJOERD   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of SIGURD

SJORS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of GEORGE

STAAS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANASTASIUS or EUSTACHIUS

STEF   m   Dutch
Short form of STEFANUS

STEFAN   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.

STEFANUS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of STEPHEN

STEFFEN   m   German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German form of STEPHEN

STIJN   m   Dutch
Short form of CONSTANTIJN or AUGUSTIJN

SVEN   m   Scandinavian, German, Dutch
From the Old Norse byname Sveinn which meant "boy".

TEUN   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

TEUNIS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

THEO   m   English, Dutch
Short form of THEODORE, THEOBALD, and other names that begin with Theo.

THEODOOR   m   Dutch
Dutch form of THEODORE

THEODORUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of the Greek name Theodoros (see THEODORE).

THEOFILUS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of THEOPHILUS

THEUNIS   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

THIJS   m   Dutch
Short form of MATTHIJS

THOMAS   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which meant "twin"... [more]

TIEDE   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of DIEDE

TIES   m   Dutch
Diminutive of MATTHIJS as well as Dutch names beginning with the Germanic element þeud meaning "people".

TIJN   m   Dutch
Short form of MARTIJN or AUGUSTIJN

TIM   m   English, German, Dutch, Slovene
Short form of TIMOTHY

TIMOTHEUS   m   Biblical Latin, German, Dutch
Latinized form of Timotheos (see TIMOTHY).

TJAARD   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of the Germanic name Þeodoard, which was composed of the elements þeud "people" and ward "watcher".

TJEERD   m   Frisian, Dutch
Variant of TJAARD

TOM   m   English, Dutch
Short form of THOMAS... [more]

TON   m   Dutch
Dutch diminutive of ANTONIUS

VALENTIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

VINCENT   m   English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak
From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer"... [more]

WENDEL   m   German, Dutch
Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal meaning "a Vandal"... [more]

WENDELIN   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal (see WENDEL)... [more]

WERNER   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian
From a Germanic name derived from war "guard" combined with hari "army".

WIBO   m   Dutch, Frisian
Diminutive of WIEBE

WIEBE   m   Dutch, Frisian, German
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war".

WILBERT   m   Dutch
Means "bright will", derived from the Germanic elements wil "will, desire" and beraht "bright".

WILLEM   m   Dutch
Dutch form of WILLIAM

WILLY   m & f   English, German, Dutch
Diminutive of WILLIAM, WILHELM or WILLEM... [more]

WIM   m   Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of WILLEM or WILHELM

WOB   m   Dutch, Frisian
Diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wald meaning "rule".

WOUTER   m   Dutch
Dutch form of WALTER

WUBBE   m   Dutch, Frisian
Variant of WOB

XANDER   m   Dutch, English (Modern)
Short form of ALEXANDER... [more]

YVO   m   German, Dutch
Variant of IVO (1)

ZEF   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of JOZEF

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