Belgian Submitted Names

Belgian names are used in the country of Belgium in western Europe.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Enguerrand m French, Medieval French
French form of Engilram (see Ingram). Medieval variant of Enguerran.
Ennemond m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enzio m Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Italian variant of Enzo that has also found some usage in Dutch and German-speaking countries.
Éole m French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Heol.
Eool m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Aiolos.
Epafras m Dutch, Polish, Russian
Dutch, Polish and Russian form of Epaphras.
Éphraïm m French
French form of Ephraim.
Ephraïm m Dutch, Flemish, French (Belgian), Judeo-French
Dutch form of Ephraim and French variant of Éphraïm.
Éphrem m French
French form of Ephrem.
Epicharis f Ancient Greek, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Greek ἐπίχαρις (epicharis) meaning "pleasing, charming". This was the name of a 1st-century Roman freedwoman who was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero... [more]
Épiphanie f French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Epiphania. It coincides with French épiphanie meaning "realisation, epiphany" and the French form of the Western Christian holiday known as Epiphany in Anglophone countries.
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Érard m French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Erhard as well as a short form of Évrard. A known bearer of this name was Érard de La Marck (1472-1538), a French-born Belgian prince-bishop of Liège.
Erarik m Dutch
Dutch form of Eraric.
Erco m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant spelling of Erko, which is most likely a diminutive of Erk. Also compare Ercken and Herko, which is a variant of Herke.
Erembert m German, French
German and French form of Erenbrecht.
Erenbrecht m Dutch
Dutch form of Ehrenbert.
Érick m French
Variant of Éric.
Erkenbout m Dutch
Dutch form of Ercanbald.
Erlena f Dutch (Archaic)
Latinization of Erlijn.
Ermanarik m Dutch, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Ermanaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 4th century Gothic king.
Ernele f Walloon
Walloon form of Renelde.
Ernesse m Walloon
Walloon form of Ernest.
Ernestinus m Dutch
Lengthened form of Ernestus.
Ernestus m Dutch
Latinized form of Ernest.
Erwijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Erwin.
Erycius m Dutch (Latinized)
This given name originates from the Dutch humanist and philologist Erycius Puteanus (1574-1646). He had latinized his entire name: his original given name was either Eric/Erik or Hendrik and his original surname has variously been listed as Van de Putte, Van den Putte, Van der Put, Van der Putte, Van der Putten and Van Putten... [more]
Esméralda f French (Rare)
French variant of Esmeralda. A known bearer is Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956-).
Esmi f Estonian, Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a form of Esmé.
Esmoreit m Dutch (Archaic)
Esmoreit is a Middle Dutch drama. ... [more]
Espérance f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Sperantia. The name coincides with French espérance "hope" (ulitmately from Vulgar Latin spērantia, from Latin spērāns).
Esprit m French (Archaic)
French form of Spirit derived from French esprit, ultimately from Middle French esperit borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts... [more]
Estavana f Spanish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Estavan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch handball player Estavana Polman (b. 1992).
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Estiene m Walloon
Walloon form of Étienne.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Etha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Margaretha as well as an English short form of Ethel and in some cases also a variant spelling of Etta.... [more]
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Étoile f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
Ettina f Dutch, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ede, a variant of Ade 2.
Eugeen m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Eugenius (see Eugene). Known bearers of this name include the Belgian painter Eugeen Van Mieghem (1875-1930) and the Belgian doctor, poet and playwright Eugeen van Oye (1840-1926).
Eulair m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Eulaire.
Eulaire f History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare), Haitian Creole
This name serves as both a French form of Eularia and as a variant spelling of Aulaire, both of which are vernacular forms of Eulalia... [more]
Euloge m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Eulogius (see Eulogios).
Eunicien m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Eunikianos via its latinized form Eunicianus.
Eunoïque m French (Archaic)
French form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Euphrône m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Eurik m Croatian, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian and Swedish form of Euric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Visigoths.
Eus m Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Eugenius as well as a short form of latinized Greek names that start with Eus-, such as Eusebius and Eustachius.
Eusèbe m French (Rare)
French form of Eusebius.
Eustatius m Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Latin variant of Eustathius.
Évaëlle f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Éva and names ending in -ëlle, such as Maëlle and Gaëlle.
Evalina f Portuguese (African), English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Flemish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Evelina. It can also be interpreted as a combination of Eva and Lina 2.
Evalotte f Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.
Évangèle m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Evangelos.
Evangelie f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Évangélie, which is usually used in non-francophone regions and countries.... [more]
Evangelien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Evangeline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Évangélique f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from the French adjective évangélique meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the French feminine form of Evangelicus.... [more]
Évangéliste m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the French clergyman and bishop Jean-Évangéliste Zaepffel (1735-1808).
Évanne f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern)
Feminine form of Evan. This name is also sometimes considered a combination of Éva and Anne 1.
Evatte f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ève and Eva found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Swiss area around Montreux up until the late 1600s.
Évelise f French (Rare)
Combination of Ève and Lise.
Evena f Breton, French (Modern), French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of the Breton name Even.
Everardina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Everard.
Everbert m Dutch
Dutch form of Eberbert.
Everd m Dutch
Dutch shortened form of Eberhard
Everhard m Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Dutch, Afrikaans and German form of Everard.
Everhart m Dutch
Variant of Everard.
Everlina f English, Dutch, East Frisian (Rare)
Borne by a daughter of George W Mills.
Evermar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Ebermar.
Everwijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Eberwin.
Evi f Dutch, Estonian, German
Dutch variant of Evie and Estonian variant of Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Evianne f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Evi and Anne 1.
Évode m French
French form of Evodius and Evodus, Masculine form of Évodie.
Évodie f Biblical French, French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Euodia via its latinized form Evodia.
Expédit m French
French form of Expeditus.
Exupérance m & f French
French form of both Exuperantius and Exuperantia.
Eymond m French (Archaic)
Variant of Aymon recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up to the 1700s.
Ézéchias m French, Biblical French
French form of Hezekiah via it's Latinized form Ezechias.
Ézéchiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezechiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Ezekiel.
Ezélie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Ezelias, which is a variant spelling of Eselias, the hellenized form of the Biblical Hebrew given name Atsalyahu... [more]
Ézéquiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezibel f French (Archaic)
Local variant of either Isabelle or Élisabeth found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the mid-1600s.
Faan m Dutch
Short form of Stefaan and Fanuël.
Fabiaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Fabianus (see Fabian).
Fabiënne f Dutch
Dutch form of Fabienne.
Fadette f French, Literature
French novelist George Sand gave it to the main character of one of her best-known novels La Petite Fadette in the 1840s.
Falentijn m Dutch
Variant form of Valentijn. Often perceived to be a modern spelling, but it is actually a variation that was already seen in medieval times.
Falotte f French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Fanchon f French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Diminutive of Françoise. It may have developed from the Breton name Fañchenn, the feminine form of Fañch... [more]
Fanélie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French elaboration of Fanny, which is used as a diminutive of both Stéphanie and Françoise in French.
Fanette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Romani
Diminutive of Fanny via the variant Fany.
Fanuël m Dutch
Dutch main form of Phanuel.
Farao m Dutch
Means "Pharoah" in Dutch.
Fastwin m Germanic, Dutch
Means "firm friend", derived from Old High German fasti "firm" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
Fauve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [more]
Fayard m French
Transferred use of Fayard.
Fayèn f Dutch
Diminutive of Fayenne.
Fayen f Dutch
Diminutive of Fayenne.
Fayenne f Dutch
Blend of Faye and Anne 1.
Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Fedja m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Feđa (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) and Fedya (Bulgarian and Russian).... [more]
Fée f Dutch (Modern)
Short form of Felicia. In some cases it might also be a Dutch adaption of Fay.
Fee f Dutch, German
As a full name it is derived directly from the German and Dutch word Fee meaning "fairy". It is also used as a nickname for Felicitas or Felicia... [more]
Fefene f Walloon
Walloon diminutive of Joséphine.
Félice f French
French variant of Félicie (see Felicia).
Félicette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French feminine form of Félix and probably also a diminutive of Félicité.... [more]
Feliciaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Predominantly archaic Dutch form of Felicianus. In 2010, there were 6 bearers of this name in The Netherlands.
Felien f Dutch
Dutch variant of Feline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Féline f French (Rare), Dutch
French feminine form of Felinus.
Félisse m Walloon
Walloon form of Felix.
Fem f Dutch, West Frisian
This name can be a short form of Eufemia (Dutch) or a feminine form of Femme (Frisian).
Femia f Dutch, Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Phemia (Dutch) and short form of Eufemia (Italian).
Femm f Dutch
Variant of Fem.
Femmy f Dutch
Short form of Eufemia or a feminine form of Femme.
Fender m Dutch (Rare), Popular Culture
First seen in the Dutch naming statistics in 1993 (when 16 baby boys were given this name), the name Fender has since enjoyed a stable presence in the naming statistics (with 16 births each year) until a sudden increase in popularity in 2008 (20 births), which it has maintained so far... [more]
Fénelon m French
Transferred the surname Fénelon to honor the François Fénelon who was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.
Fenneke f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Strictly feminine diminutive of Fenne.
Fenneken f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Fenna.
Fer m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Ferdinand.
Féréol m French (Rare)
Variant form of Ferréol. Known bearers of this given name include the French portrait painter Féréol Bonnemaison (died 1827) and the French composer and violinist Jacques Féréol Mazas (1782-1849).
Ferjan m Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Ferdinand and Jan 1.
Ferland m French
The name of the football player Ferland Mendy currently playing for Real Madrid.
Ferre m & f Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch short form of Ferdinand and West Frisian variant form of Fere.
Ferréol m French
French form of Ferreolus.
Ferrie m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Ferdinand.
Février m French
Transferred use of the surname Février.
Feytje f Dutch (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sophia found among Dutch colonists in America in the 1600s and 1700s.
Fianna f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Fie and Anna.
Fideel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Fidelis (see Fidel).
Fidèle m French (Rare)
French form of Fidel.
Fie f Dutch, Danish (Modern), Limburgish
Dutch, Limburgish and Danish short form for both Sophie and Sofie.
Fiel m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Theofiel and occasionally also of Filemon.
Fiënne f Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Fabiënne. It is also possible that there are cases where this name is (intended to be) a variant of Viënne.
Fienne f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Fiene. Also compare Fiënne, which is very similar in appearance but has a completely different etymology.
Fiep f Dutch
Diminutive of Sofie or Fiebe.
Fifine f Walloon, Picard
Walloon diminutive of Djozefine and Picard diminutive of Joséphine.
Filemon m Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Polish, Provençal, Hungarian
Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Provençal and Scandinavian form of Philemon. This name is borne by Dutch journalist and television presenter Filemon Wesselink (b. 1979).
Filomeen f Dutch
Dutch form of Filomena.
Filou f Dutch
Variant of Philou.
Fine f German, Walloon
German short form of Josefine and Walloon short form of Djozefine, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Firmijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Firminus (see Firmin).
Flamine f French (Rare)
French form of Flaminia.
Fleurentien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Fleurentine, which in turn is a variant of Florentine.
Fleurien m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Florien (strictly masculine) and Dutch variant of Fleurine (strictly feminine).
Fleurtje f Dutch
Diminutive of Fleur. Also compare the related name Floortje.
Fleury m French
Masculine form of Fleur. This was the name of an 11th-century prince of France, a son of Philip I.
Flipe m Walloon, Picard, Guernésiais
Walloon, Guernésiais and Picard form of Philippe.
Floranne f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This given name can be a variant form of Floriane or Florianne as well as a combination of any name starting with Flor- with Anne 1.... [more]
Floréal m French
Derived from the name of the eighth month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the Latin word flōreus, meaning "flowery".
Florélie f French (Rare)
Elaboration of Flore.
Florens m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing" (see Florence).... [more]
Florentiana f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Florentianus. This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Florentina.
Florentien m & f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florentianus (strictly masculine) and Dutch variant of Florentine (predominantly feminine).
Florentijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Florentinus (for men) and Florentina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
Florenz m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of Florentius and Dutch variant spelling of Florens. Note that Florenz is also the German name for the Italian city of Florence.... [more]
Florestan m French (Rare), German (Rare), Theatre, Literature, Polish (Archaic)
Obscure southern French name probably derived from Latin florescere "to flower; to put forth blooms".... [more]
Florestine f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole
French feminine form of Florestan. This was borne by Princess Florestine of Monaco (1833-1897), daughter of the Monegasque prince Florestan I.
Floriaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Florianus (see Florian).
Floriant m Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Literature
Variant form of Florian, which was probably influenced by the related name Florent. Alternatively, this name may have been derived from a contraction of the French adjective florissant meaning "flourishing".... [more]
Floribert m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin florens "prosperous, flourishing" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
Floride f & m French (Rare), French (African), Italian (Rare), Walloon (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
French form of Floridus (for men) and Florida (for women), but the name is most often encountered on women.... [more]
Florieke f Dutch
From Flora. ... [more]
Florien m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florianus (see Florian) and Dutch variant of Florine.... [more]
Florijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Florinus (for men) and Florina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
Florimund m German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), Popular Culture, Theatre
Derived from Latin florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing" (see Florence) combined with Old High German mund meaning "protection."... [more]
Florinde f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Florinda and Dutch variant of Florinda.
Florissa f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine form of Floris.
Folbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Folcbert.
Folkrad m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Folcrad.
Folkward m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Folcward.
Folkwin m Dutch
Dutch form of Folcwin.
Fonse m Walloon
Walloon form of Alphonse.
Fonsine f Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Alfonsine.
Foort m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of the feminine name Wilgefortis, which quickly became an independent name of its own.... [more]
Forcaz m French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1600s.
Fortunat m Romansh, Polish (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Croatian (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Romansh, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, French and Occitan form of Fortunatus.
Foss m Dutch
Variant of Fos.
Foulques m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Fulk. The name was borne by five counts of Anjou (898-1129), the last of whom abdicated to become king of Jerusalem (1131-1143); it was also the name of an 11th-century count of Angoulême.
Foy f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Derived from (Old) French foi "faith", this is the French vernacular form of Fides.