Frisian Names

Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany. See also about Frisian Names.
gender
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Abbe m Frisian
Variant of Abe 2.
Abe 2 m Frisian, Dutch
Originally a Frisian short form of Adalbert (and other names starting with the Old German element adal "noble" and a second element beginning with b).
Adde m Frisian
Variant of Ade 2.
Ade 2 m Frisian
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning "noble".
Age 1 m Frisian
Frisian form of Ago.
Aike m Frisian
Diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element ekka meaning "edge, blade" or adal meaning "noble".
Aldert m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of a Germanic name, either Aldhard or Adalhard.
Ale 2 m Frisian
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element adal meaning "noble".
Alke m Frisian
Diminutive form of Ale 2.
Alle m Frisian
Variant of Ale 2.
Alte 2 m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element alt meaning "old".
Amse m Frisian
Originally a short form of Adelmar (and other names starting with the Old German element adal "noble" and a second element beginning with m).
Ane 2 m Frisian
Variant of Anne 2.
Anne 2 m Frisian
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle".
Ante 2 m Frisian
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element anto "zeal".
Antje f Frisian, Dutch, Low German
Frisian, Dutch and Low German diminutive of Anna.
Arke 2 m Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element arn meaning "eagle".
Asse m Frisian
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the elements asc meaning "ash tree" or ansi meaning "god".
Atse m Frisian
Variant of Ade 2.
Auke m Frisian
Possibly a Frisian diminutive of Augustinus or Aurelius.
Bent 2 m Frisian
Frisian variant of Ben 2.
Bet f Frisian, Limburgish
Frisian and Limburgish short form of Elisabeth.
Dieuwe m Frisian
Frisian short form of Dieuwer or Dieuwert.
Dieuwer m Frisian
Frisian form of the Old German name Dietwar, a later form of Theodoar.
Dieuwert m Frisian
Frisian form of the Old German name Dietwart, a later form of Theodoard.
Dieuwke f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Dieuwer or Dieuwert.
Durk m Frisian
Frisian form of Dirk.
Elke 1 f Low German, Frisian, German, Dutch
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.
Elske f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth.
Famke f Frisian, Dutch
Variant of Femke. It also coincides with a Frisian word meaning "girl".
Fedde m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element fridu "peace".
Femke f Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive of Femme.
Femme m Frisian
Originally a Frisian short form of Fridumar or Friduman (and other names starting with the Old German element fridu "peace" and a second element beginning with m).
Fen 2 m Frisian
Originally a Frisian short form of Ferdinand (and other names starting with the Old German element fridu "peace" and a second element beginning with n).
Fenna f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Fen 2.
Fenne f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Fen 2.
Friso m Frisian
Refers to a member of the ethnic group, the Frisians, a Germanic tribe of northwest Europe. Friesland in the Netherlands is named for them.
Gerrit m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard.
Hauke m Frisian, German
Frisian short form of Old German given names containing the element hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit".
Heiko m Low German, German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.
Hidde m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hilt meaning "battle".
Ime 2 m & f Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element irmin meaning "whole, great".
Imke f Frisian, Dutch, Low German
Diminutive of Ime 2.
Inka f Finnish, Frisian, German
Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.
Inken f Frisian
Originally a diminutive of Ingeborg and other names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god Ing.
Japik m Frisian (Rare)
Frisian form of Jacob (or James).
Jelle m Frisian, Dutch
Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element gelt meaning "payment, tribute, compensation". It can also be a Dutch diminutive of Willem.
Jeltje f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Jelle.
Jeltsje f Frisian
Feminine form of Jelle.
Jip m & f Frisian, Dutch
Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element geba meaning "gift". This is the name of a boy in the Dutch children's book series Jip and Janneke, first published 1952.
Joris m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of George.
Jorrit m Frisian
Frisian form of Gerard.
Jurre m Frisian
Short form of Jurryt.
Jurryt m Frisian
Frisian form of Gerard.
Kai 1 m Frisian, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, English
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of Gerhard, Nicolaas, Cornelis or Gaius. It is borne by a boy captured by the Snow Queen in an 1844 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Spreading from Germany and Scandinavia, this name became popular in the English-speaking world and other places in Western Europe around the end of the 20th century.
Klaes m Frisian
Frisian short form of Nicholas.
Lourens m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Lys f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth. It also coincides with the French word for "lily".
Maike f Frisian, German
Frisian diminutive of Maria.
Mareike f Frisian, German
Frisian and German diminutive of Maria.
Maria f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Faroese, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Estonian, Corsican, Sardinian, Basque, Armenian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see Mary). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European languages, as well as a secondary form in other languages such as English (where the common spelling is Mary). In some countries, for example Germany, Poland and Italy, Maria is occasionally used as a masculine middle name.... [more]
Meine m Frisian, Dutch
Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength" (Proto-Germanic *mageną).
Minke m & f Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive and feminine form of Meine.
Nienke f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Katherine.
Nine f Frisian
Frisian short form of Katherine.
Nynke f Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Katherine.
Pitter m Frisian, Limburgish
Frisian and Limburgish form of Peter.
Rein m Frisian, Dutch, Estonian
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element regin meaning "advice, counsel, decision" (Proto-Germanic *raginą).
Reinder m Frisian
Frisian form of Rayner (or sometimes Reynard).
Reindert m Frisian
Frisian form of Reynard.
Roan m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hraban meaning "raven".
Ronne m Frisian
Variant of Roan.
Siemen m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Simon 1.
Siet m Frisian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element sigu meaning "victory".
Sietse m Frisian
Diminutive of Siet.
Sietske f Frisian
Feminine diminutive of Siet.
Sikke m Frisian
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element sigu meaning "victory".
Sjoerd m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Sigurd.
Tiede m Frisian
Frisian form of Diede.
Tjaard m Frisian
Frisian form of Theodoard or Theodard.
Tjeerd m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Theodoard or Theodard.
Watse m Frisian
Possibly a Frisian diminutive of Walter.
Wessel m Frisian, Dutch
Old Frisian diminutive of Werner.
Wibo m Frisian
Variant of Wiebe.
Wide m Frisian
Frisian form of Wido.
Wiebe m Frisian, Dutch
Originally a Frisian short form of Wigberht (and other names starting with the Old German element wig meaning "war" and a second element beginning with b).
Wiebke f Frisian, German
Feminine form of Wiebe.
Wob m Frisian (Archaic)
Frisian diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element walt meaning "power, authority".
Wobbe m Frisian
Originally a Frisian short form of Waldebert (and other names starting with the Old German element walt meaning "power, authority" and a second element beginning with b).
Wubbe m Frisian
Variant of Wobbe.