AlefernafLow German (Archaic) Aleferna was Prioress of the Hohenholte monastery in Northern Germany (attested 1237–1240). The name is only partially explained ALA means "all", but the FERNA part is obscure. ... [more]
AlekefLow German (Rare) Originally a diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
AsmusmDanish, Low German, Estonian (Archaic) Low German short form of Erasmus. Asmus has also seen usage in Denmark from at least the 15th century onward, predominantly in Southern Jutland (Sønderjylland).
EidemEast Frisian, West Frisian, Low German As a Frisian name, this name is a short form of names that have ag for a first element (for an elaborate description of ag, please see Agmund)... [more]
GesafFrisian, Low German, German, Old Swedish Originally a Low German short form of names beginning with either of the Old High German elements gêr meaning "spear" (especially Gertrud) or gisil "pledge, hostage" (compare Giselle), this name is now generally considered a short form of Gertrud.
GudefLow German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic Low German short form of names that contain either the element god- "god" or guth- (Old High German gund) "war; fight".... [more]
IvenmGerman, Literature, Low German Iven is a variant of the Gemanic name Ivo 1 which is traced to a word meaning "yew" (the wood of the yew was used for building good bows).... [more]
KünnekefLow German Low German diminutive of Kunigunde. However, there exists another possible meaning for this name: some speculate that it may actually mean "little child". In that case, it comes from older Low German kindeken, which then transformed into kinneken over time and then ultimately into künneke... [more]
LauwertmLow German Combination of lauwe meaning "lion" and ward meaning "guard or defender".
LeefkefLow 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.
LütjemLow German (Rare, Archaic) Low German diminutive of Lude. It phonetically coincides with Low German lüttje "small; little" and Lüttje "the small one; the little one".
MarleenkenfLiterature, Low German Marleenken is a Low German diminutive of Marlene. It's the name of the girl that collects the bones of her brother and buries them under a juniper tree in the fairy tale Vom Machandelbaum by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
MeikomLow German Short form of names containing the Germanic name element megin.
MerritfNorth Frisian, Low German North Frisian short form of both Maria and Margarethe, recorded in the 1600s on the isles of Föhr, Amrum and Sylt. The name is still in use today.
MettekefLow German (Rare) Diminutive of Mette, itself a Low German short form of Mechthild, although German folk etymology sometimes considers this name a diminutive of Margarethe due to the Scandinavian etymology of Mette.
OlchermLow German (Rare) Low German form of a dithematic name formed from the name elements uodil "heritage" and ger "javelin, spear".
ReikmLow German, East Frisian Low German and East Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty". This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Also, this name can be compared with the Dutch name Rijk.
SaluchomOld High German, Low German Old High German short form of names containing the element salo meaning "dark, dusky, dirty gray" (related to English sallow and Old Norse sölr "dirty yellow").
SelkefLow German Possibly a Low German diminutive of names containing the Old High German element salo "dark-coloured, dirty gray" (related to Old Norse sölr "sun-coloured, dirty yellow, sallow"), but this is not known for certain.
Sünnem & fEast Frisian, North Frisian, Low German As a Frisian name, this name is a variant form of Sine (unisex) and Sunna (feminine). But as a Low German name, it is strictly feminine and a short form of Gesine via its earlier short form Sine.
TelsefNorth Frisian, Low German Originally a Low German diminutive of Elisabeth, which may have arisen from the contraction of either Sünt Else meaning "Saint Else", perhaps applied affectionately or ironically to an individual named Else (or else referring to the biblical character; see Elizabeth) or dat Else, an affectionate phrase meaning "the Else".
TeskafLow German, West Frisian Low German feminine short form of names beginning with Diet-, from the Germanic element þeud "people". It is used almost exclusively in northern Germany, at the Baltic coast.
WübkefLow German Low German form of Wiebke; not to be confused with similar-looking West Frisian names like Wubbe, which have a different meaning and origin.