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Frisian Names

The names listed here are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East Frisia in northwestern Germany.

ANE (2)   m   Frisian
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle".

ANNE (2)   m & f   Frisian
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element arn "eagle".

BENT (2)   m   Frisian
Frisian variant of BEN (2)

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 EGILHARD

ELKE (1)   f   Dutch, German, Frisian
Frisian diminutive of ADELHEID

FEDDE   m   Frisian
Short form of Frisian names beginning with the Germanic element frid "peace".

FEMKE   f   Dutch, Frisian
Diminutive 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 diminutive of HEINRIKE or HEINRICH

HEIKO   m   German, Frisian, Dutch
Frisian diminutive of HENRIK

INKA   f   Frisian, Finnish
Frisian and Finnish feminine form of INGE

JAPIK   m   Frisian
Frisian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

JELLE   m   Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive 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   Frisian, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of GERHARD, NICOLAAS, CORNELIS or GAIUS.

KAY (3)   m   Frisian, German, Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)

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".

LUDO   m   Dutch, Frisian
Short form of LUDOVIC or LUDOLF

MAIKE   f   Frisian, German
Frisian diminutive of MARIA

MAREIKE   f   Frisian, German
Frisian and German diminutive of MARIA

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]

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".

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

NIENKE   f   Frisian
Frisian diminutive of KATHERINE

NINE   f   Frisian
Frisian diminutive 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 sigu meaning "victory".

SIETSE   m   Frisian
Diminutive of SIET

SIKKE   m   Frisian
Frisian diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element sigu which means "victory".

SJOERD   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of SIGURD

TIEDE   m   Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of DIEDE

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

WATE   m   Frisian
Possibly a Frisian short form of WALTER

WATSE   m   Frisian
Diminutive of WATE

WIBO   m   Dutch, Frisian
Diminutive of WIEBE

WIDE   m   Frisian
Frisian form of WIDO

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

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

WUBBE   m   Dutch, Frisian
Variant of WOB

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