the etymology and history of first names
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Frisian Names
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The names listed here are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East Frisia in northwestern Germany.
ANNE (2) m Frisian
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle".
DIEUWE m Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names beginning with the element diet, originally þeud meaning "people".
DIEUWKE f Frisian
Feminine form of DIEUWE
EILERT m Frisian, Scandinavian
Frisian and Scandinavian form of ECKHARD
ELKE (1) f Dutch, Frisian
Dutch pet form of ADELHEID
FEDDE m Frisian
Short form of Frisian names beginning with the Germanic element frid "peace".
FEMKE f Dutch, Frisian
Pet form of Germanic names beginning with the element frid "peace"... [more]
FRISO m Frisian
Refers to a member of the ethnic group, the Frisians, a Germanic tribe of northwest Europe... [more]
GERRIT m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of GERARD
HEIKE f & m German, Frisian, Dutch
Frisian pet form of HEINRIKE or HEINRICH
HEIKO m German, Frisian, Dutch
Frisian pet form of HENRIK
INKA f Frisian, Finnish
Frisian and Finnish feminine form of INGE
JAPIK m Frisian
Frisian form of JACOB
JELLE m Frisian, Dutch
Pet form of Germanic names beginning with the element geld "value, payment"... [more]
JELTJE f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of JELLE
JELTSJE f Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of JELLE
JORIS m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of GEORGE
KAI (1) m Scandinavian, Finnish, Frisian, Dutch, German
Possibly a pet form of either GAIUS or GERHARD.
KLAES m Frisian
Frisian form of NICHOLAS
LOURENS m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LUBBERT m Frisian
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and beraht "bright".
MAIKE f Frisian, German
Frisian pet form of MARIA
MAREIKE f Frisian, German
Frisian and German pet form of MARIA
NIENKE f Frisian
Frisian pet form of KATHERINE
NINE f Frisian
Frisian pet form of KATHERINE
ROKUS m Frisian
Frisian form of ROCCO
SIEMEN m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of SIMON
SIET m Frisian
Frisian short form of names beginning with the Germanic element sige meaning "victory".
SIETSE m Frisian
Pet form of SIET
SIKKE m Frisian
Frisian pet form of Germanic names beginning with the element sige which means "victory".
SJOERD m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of SIGURD
TIEDE m Frisian, Dutch
Pet form of DIEDERIK
TJAARD m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements þeud "people" and ward "watcher".
TJEERD m Frisian, Dutch
Variant of TJAARD
WATE m Frisian
Possibly a Frisian short form of WALTER
WATSE m Frisian
Pet form of WATE
WIBO m Dutch, Frisian
Pet form of WIEBE
WIEBE m Dutch, Frisian, German
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war".
WOB m Dutch, Frisian
Pet form of Germanic names beginning with the element wald meaning "rule".
WUBBE m Dutch, Frisian
Variant of WOB
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