Frisian Submitted 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.
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Ida m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Idde recorded as a given name in East Frisia in the 14th century. In East Frisia masculine names ending in -a stopped getting used around the 15th century... [more]
Idäus m East Frisian
Variation of Idde recorded in East Frisia in the 19th and 20th century.
Idbert m East Frisian
Variation of Edbert.
Idda m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Idde recorded in East Frisia in the 14th century.
Idde m West Frisian
Variant of Ide.
Iddelt m East Frisian
Either a variation of Eddelt or from Idolt. Recorded as a given name in East Frisia from the 17th to 20th century.
Iddo m East Frisian
Variation of Idde recorded in East Frisia in the 19th and 20th century.
Ide m West Frisian
Frisian masculine form of Ida as well as a variant form of Ede.
Ideke f East Frisian
A diminutive of Ida.
Idëus m East Frisian
Variation of Idde
Ido m East Frisian
Variation of Idde recorded in East Frisia from the 18th to 20th cenutry.
Ids m West Frisian
Variant of Ide. A well-known bearer of this name is the Dutch-Frisian speed skater Ids Postma.
Idset m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Idsert recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Idtsard m East Frisian
Variation of Idsert recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Idtzard m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Idsert recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Iek f Frisian (Rare)
Feminine derivative of Ige.
Iektje f Frisian (Rare)
Diminutive of Iek.
Iem m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of Ieme and related names, such as Iemke.
Ieme m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ime 2. This given name is more commonly found on males than on females.
Iemke m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Imke. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a diminutive of Ieme.
Ienje f Dutch, West Frisian
Means "small one", from West Frisian ien meaning "one".
Ige m Frisian (Rare)
Unknown meaning.
Igo m West Frisian
Variant of Ige.
Ihme m & f East Frisian (Rare)
Variant of East Frisian Ime, which is a very shortened form of Germanic names with the element IRMIN or ERMIN meaning "big, overwhelming".... [more]
Ihmel m East Frisian
Variation of Ime.
Ihmelia f East Frisian
Variation of Ihmel
Ihmelke f East Frisian
Variation of Ihmel.
Ihmelken f East Frisian
Variation of Ihmel.
Ikea f East Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century elaboration of Ike and Ika.
Ikke m & f Low German, East Frisian
Variant of Icke.
Ilcke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Elke recorded from the 15th to 17th century in East Frisia.
Ilke f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Elke recorded as a feminine name in the 16th, 18th and 19th century and as a masculine name from the 15th to 17th century in East Frisia.
Illand m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant form of Eland.
Imma f West Frisian
Variant of Imme.
Imme f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Ime 2. This given name is more commonly found on females than on males.... [more]
Ine m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing ein such as Einbert.
Ine m West Frisian (Rare)
Derived from the particle in, which is usually used to give extra emphasis to something. Scholars have not been able to find any other explanation for the meaning of this Frisian name.
Ineke f Dutch, Limburgish, German (Rare), East Frisian
Diminutive form of Ine as well as an East Frisian feminine form of masculine Ine.
Ingel m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Engel as well as a short form of related names that start with Ingel-, such as Ingelbert, Ingelhard and Ingeltrud... [more]
Ingken f Frisian
Frisian variant of Inken.
Ingwer m North Frisian, Low German
North Frisian and Low German form of Ingvar.... [more]
Inke f & m Frisian
Variant of Ine.
Inna f East Frisian
Short form of names containing the Germanic name elements agin and ein.
Inse m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Frisian variant form of Ine. Sometimes also said to be a Frisian short form of Germanic names that have Ing for a first element, such as Ingulf... [more]
Inske f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
For boys it's a short version of Ine 5 for girls it's a short version of names containing ine or a feminine version of the male name Ine 5.
Isbet m East Frisian (Archaic)
Containing name elements isarn and beraht.
Ise m Frisian (Rare)
This name is used as a short form of Germanic names (like Isbert/Ijsbert and Isbrand/IJsbrand) that begin with the element îs meaning "ice."
Iseke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element isarn.
Iseo m East Frisian
Variation of Ise recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Iska f East Frisian
Variant of Iske.
Iske f East Frisian, West Frisian
Feminine form of Ise.
Ive m & f West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Frisian form of Ivo 1 (masculine) and Dutch short form of Ivonne (feminine).
Ivessa f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian feminine form of Ive.
Iwe m West Frisian
This name is probably a variant form of Ive.
Iwerik m East Frisian (Archaic, ?)
Containing name elements iwa and rihhi.
Jale f German, North Frisian
Short form of (now extinct) names whose first element was derived from Proto-Germanic *gailan meaning "jovial".... [more]
Jalina f North Frisian (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Jale.
Jaline f West Frisian
Feminine form of Jalle.
Janbertus m East Frisian
Combination of Jan and Albertus.
Janders m East Frisian
Combination of Jan and Sanders.
Janke m Frisian
Frisian pet form of Jan.
Janke f Frisian
Frisian short form of Jannike.
Janken m Frisian
Frisian variant of Janke.
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Jannis m Greek, Dutch, Frisian
Greek variant transliteration of Γιάννης (see Yannis) and Dutch and Frisian short form of Johannes.
Janno m Estonian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)
Estonian variant of Jaan as well as a Dutch and West Frisian variant of Janne, all of which are names that are ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (see John).
Janus m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Danish, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish and West Frisian short form of Adrianus and sometimes also of Johannes (which is also found spelled as Johannus)... [more]
Jappe m & f West Frisian, Low German, Literature
West Frisian and Low German form of Jacob, or a variant of Gabbe.... [more]
Jard m & f West Frisian
Masculine and feminine form of Jarich.
Jarich m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear."
Jarig m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant spelling of Jarich.
Jarik m West Frisian
Variant of Jari influenced by Jorik.
Jarre m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Gothic element gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear." See also Jarich.
Jeen m Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of Johannes. Also compare the related names Jene and Jenne.
Jehannes m West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian form of Johannes.
Jeike f East Frisian
Variant of Geike.
Jelda f East Frisian
Short form of names that contained the Old Frisian name elements jelda "to pay; to return; to yield; to repay; to owe a dept" or gelda/hjeld "money". The name Jelda was most commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries and finally revived in the 20th century.
Jeldau f West Frisian
Variant spelling of Geldau.
Jeldert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ethelhard (see Adalhard), or a variant spelling of Geldert.
Jeldrik m East Frisian, North Frisian
Derived from Old Frisian jeld "money; sacrifice", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *geldą "reward, gift, money", and from Old Frisian rīke "rich; powerful", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz "mighty".
Jelina f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic elaboration of East Frisian Jela that was recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jella f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian feminine form of Jelle and German short form of Gabriella as well as a Hungarian borrowing of both names.... [more]
Jelle m & f East Frisian
For boys a version of Gelle and for girls Jela.
Jelmer m West Frisian, Dutch
Modern West Frisian form of Adalmar via Ethelmer, but it is also possible that it is a variant form of Gelmer (see also my comment for Jelle) in some cases.
Jelte m West Frisian, Dutch, East Frisian
Frisian variant form of Jelle.
Jene m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian short form of Johannes, recorded between the 16th and the 19th centuries.
Jenne m & f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Masculine and feminine (short) form of Johannes.
Jenneke f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jenne, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Jenthe f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant spelling of Jente.
Jera f Slovene, East Frisian
East Frisian and Slovene short form of Gertruda via another short form, Gera.
Jerrit m Frisian
Variant of Gerrit.
Jerta f Hungarian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)
Originally a short form of Gertrúd, occasionally used as a given name in its own right, as well as a West Frisian short form of names beginning with the element Ger-, used as a given name in its own right.
Jeske f Frisian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Gesa and Gese.
Jesse m West Frisian, North Frisian
Variant form of Iese, which itself is a variant form of Ese. Also compare Jisse.
Jessina f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of the Frisian masculine name Jesse.
Jester f East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian form of Gerswith.
Jildau f West Frisian (Modern)
This Frisian name can be a variant spelling of Geldau, or a variant form of Jeldau.
Jildert m West Frisian
This Frisian name can be a variant spelling of Gildert, or a variant form of Jeldert.
Jildou f West Frisian
Variant spelling of Jildau.
Jilles m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Jillhardus m East Frisian
Latinized variation of Jelhard.
Jinne m & f West Frisian
Mostly used on males, this name is derived from Ine and/or Ene.
Jinte f & m West Frisian, Dutch, Flemish
West Frisian masculine variant and feminine form of Jinne.
Jinthe f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant spelling of Jinte, only seen on females so far.
Jippe m & f West Frisian
Variant form of Jibbe.
Jiska f West Frisian
Variant of Jiske.
Jiske f West Frisian
Feminine form of Jis.
Jisse m West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Iese, which itself is a variant form of Ese. Also compare Jesse.
Jit m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian variant form of Ede and Ide.
Jitske f West Frisian, Dutch
Frisian feminine form of Jit.
Jitze m West Frisian, Dutch
Frisian variant form of Jit.
Jobbe m West Frisian
Variant form of Joppe.
Jodea f East Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century feminine form of Jodocus.
Joestje f East Frisian
Variation of Joest.
Jolf m East Frisian (Rare)
Contracted form of Joleff.
Jolina f East Frisian
Younger form of Jollina.
Jonne f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian, East Frisian
Dutch and Frisian variant of Jonna.
Jonneke f Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jonne, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Joppe m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant form of Jop.
Jorin m Low German, North Frisian, Dutch
Dutch, Low German and North Frisian name derived from both Georg and Gregor.
Jork m West Frisian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names containing the element ever- such as Everhard.
Jorve m Low German (Rare), North Frisian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Josje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Jouke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
This name is of Frisian origin and is most seen on men in Friesland (which has over a thousand bearers, whereas there are less than a hundred female bearers).
Julke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names starting with Jul- such as Julius or Julef.
Julle m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Either a version of Julius or Jurgen.
Jurjen m West Frisian
West Frisian form of George.
Jurra f West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Jurre.
Kars m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Karsten. Also compare Karst.
Karst m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of Karsten. Also compare Kars. A known Dutch bearer of this name is the film and television director Karst van der Meulen (b... [more]
Katje f North Frisian, Dutch
Diminutive of Katharina and variant of Katja.
Kea f East Frisian
Frisian short form of names like Heikea, Elkea and other names ending in -kea.
Keesje f & m Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Kees) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Kei m West Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian pet form of Cornelius, Gerard and Nicolaas. In other words, you could say that this name is a variant form of Kai 1.
Keije m West Frisian, North Frisian
Variant form of Kei.
Keike f West Frisian, North Frisian
Feminine form of Kei.
Keke m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Cornelius and Cornelia, and West Frisian variant form of Keike.
Kenau f West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
The first element of this name is derived from Germanic kuni meaning "family, kin, race, kind", which is not to be confused with Germanic kuoni meaning "brave". The second element is derived from either Germanic wîh meaning "holy" or Germanic wîg meaning "warrior."... [more]
Kene m & f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian variant form of Kune.
Keno m North Frisian, East Frisian, German
Frisian short form of Konrad.
Kerrin f North Frisian
Variant form of Karrin, which is a North Frisian form of Katharina.
Kersten m Low German, East Frisian
Low German variant of Karsten.
Klaasje m & f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Klaas) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Kleme f North Frisian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Klemens, recorded on the island of Amrum.
Koosje f & m Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Koos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Kriehne m East Frisian
Dimintuive of Quirinus.
Krieno m East Frisian
Diminutive of Quirinus.
Krine m East Frisian
Diminutive of Quirinus.
Kune m & f Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch and Frisian, this name is a short form of given names containing the Germanic element kuni meaning "clan, family, kin, race, kind". In other words, you could say that this name is the Dutch and Frisian cognate of Kuno.... [more]
Kunigard f Germanic, East Frisian (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements kuni "clan, family" and gart "enclosure".
Künna f East Frisian
East Frisian short form of Kunigunda.
Kunnike f East Frisian
Diminutive of Kunigunde recorded in East Frisia in the 18th century.
Laard m East Frisian
Short version of Elaard.
Ladeke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Lade.
Laeke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Ladewich.
Laesse m East Frisian
Diminutive of Nikolaus.
Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.
Lamme m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Lam.
Lartidt m East Frisian
Variation of Lautet.
Laue m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laurentius.
Lauke m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.
Lauko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.
Lautet m East Frisian
Short version of Lauwert.
Lebbe m West Frisian
Variant of Lubbe.
Leefke f Low German, East Frisian
Derived from Low German leefke "darling", which looks similar to its Limburgish equivalent leeveke and Dutch liefje. See also the name Leve, of which this name can be seen as a feminine form of.
Leeko m East Frisian
Variation of Leko.
Leenke f West Frisian
Diminutive of Magdalena and Helena as well as a feminine form of Leen.
Leeuwe m West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is a little uncertain: it is thought that it is a short form of Germanic names that contained the element laifa (see Bernlef) or liub (see Liubigild)... [more]
Leevken f North Frisian
The name comes from the Frisian, derived from "leavje", the Frisian word for like to love or like. Modified and with the suffix "-ke", which expresses a trivialization, it becomes "Levke".
Leko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Taleke.
Lemme m West Frisian
Variant form of Lamme.
Lenharda f East Frisian
Variant of Lenhard a variant of Lenard.
Lense m West Frisian, Dutch
Frisian short form of names containing the name element lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Leve m East Frisian
East Frisian form of Leeuwe.
Leven m & f Frisian (Rare)
Masculine variant and one of the feminine forms of Leve. As a masculine, is has been recorded since the 16th century, as a feminine name since the 17th century.... [more]
Levke f East Frisian, German
Younger form of Leefke and feminine form of Leve.
Libbe m West Frisian
Variant of Lubbe.
Liekel m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Lykel, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Liekele m West Frisian
Variant form of Lykele, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Liekle m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Lykle, where the spelling is more phonetical in nature.
Lieuwe m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Leeuwe. A famous bearer of this name is Lieuwe Westra (b. 1982), Dutch racing cyclist.
Lijkel m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form or spelling of Lykel.
Lijkele m West Frisian
Variant form or spelling of Lykele.
Lijkle m West Frisian
Variant form or spelling of Lykle.
Like f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch short form of Elisabeth and West Frisian feminine form of Likel.
Lindert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Leonard.
Litrik m West Frisian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
West Frisian form of Liutric as well as a rare Flemish variant of the related name Liederik.
Liudwardus m East Frisian (Archaic)
Contains name elements liut "people" and ward "protector".
Lobbe m West Frisian
Variant of Lubbe.
Lobke f West Frisian
Feminine form of Lobbe, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Loet m West Frisian, Limburgish
West Frisian form of Lude, and Limburgish short form of Ludovicus.
Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois and a variant of Louise.... [more]
Lokke m & f Frisian, Flemish
Diminutive of Louise.
Lomina f East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Lome.
Louvis m East Frisian
Variation of Lowis.
Louwerens m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Lourens, which was mostly used between the late 16th century and the 18th century. It seems to have been most common in the south of Holland, as the patronymic surname of Louwerens is most common there today.
Louwrens m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Louwerens, though it can also easily be a variant spelling of Lourens in some instances.... [more]
Loy m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names with the name element liut recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Lub m West Frisian
Short form of Lubbe.
Lübbe m & f Low German, East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian and Low German form of Liutbert.
Lubbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names whose first element was derived from laifa (see Bernlef), liut (see Liutgar) or liub (see Liubwin)... [more]
Lubberta f West Frisian, Dutch
Feminine form of Lubbert.
Lübbo m East Frisian (Rare), Low German (Rare)
East Frisian and Low German variant of Liutbert, compare also Lübbe.
Lubke f West Frisian
Feminine form of Lubbe, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.
Lucca f East Frisian
Variant of Lukke recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Luccea f East Frisian
Variation of Lucca (East Frisian) using the popular suffix cea/kea.
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