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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Loraina f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), French (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Lorraine.

Lorica f Romanian, Afrikaans

Lorika f Afrikaans
Variant of Laurika.

Loryn f & m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lorijn.

Louette f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Louw m Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling of Lau (which is more phonetical in nature), and Afrikaans nickname for Lodewikus.

Lucea f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Lusea f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Lucea.

Madel f Afrikaans

Madelein f Afrikaans
Variant of Madeleine.

Maelene f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Maylene.

Magdaleen f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Magdalene. This name is borne by South African author Magdaleen Van Wyk.

Magdalien f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Magdel f Afrikaans

Magdelena f Afrikaans, English (American, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Magdalena.

Maghiel m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Machiel.

Maleagi m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Malachias.

Maline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
French form of Malin.

Manie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Hermanus.

Maraai f Afrikaans
Variant of Marai.

Marai f Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Afrikaans
German variant of Marei and Afrikaans variant of Maria.

Maraliese f Afrikaans (Rare)
Combination of Mara 1 and Liese.

Marchelle f American (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Mardene f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Martine influenced by Mardi, or a variant of Mardena.

Mareli f Afrikaans
Short form of Marelise.

Marelie f Afrikaans
Variant of Mareli.

Marelise f Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria Elisabeth.

Marelize f Afrikaans
Variant of Marelise.

Marene f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Maresa f Italian, Afrikaans, German (Austrian)
Contraction of Maria and Teresa, Theresa or Theresia.

Mareth f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Variant of Maretha.

Maretha f Danish (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Archaic), Afrikaans
Variant of Maret.

Mareza f Afrikaans
Variant of Maresa.

Margareet f Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Margreet and Margaretha.

Marick m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Marieta f Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Bulgarian, Armenian, Afrikaans, Polish (Rare), Latvian (Rare), Slovene, Croatian, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Albanian
Cognate of Marietta.

Mariete f Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Mariette.

Marinda f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Marinus.

Marionette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Marion 1.

Marlese f Afrikaans

Marlice f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marlies.

Marlie f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Marleen as well as a combination of Maria and names that end in lie.

Marlien f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria and Lien.

Marline f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Afrikaans
Contraction of Marie and Line.

Marlize f Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria and Elize (compare Marlies).

Marnette f English, Afrikaans

Marnus m Afrikaans

Marthelle f Afrikaans
Combination of Martha and Elle

Marthina f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Marthinus.

Marthinus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Martinus.

Maryke f Afrikaans, Dutch (Archaic)
Afrikaans and archaic Dutch form of Marijke.

Maryn f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Marijn.

Marzanne f Afrikaans
Contraction of Maria and Zanne.

Mathys m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mathijs.

Matthys m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, West Frisian
Medieval Dutch form of Matthijs as well as the modern Afrikaans and West Frisian form of Matthijs. In the Netherlands, the name has survived to modern times, but it is highly rare there currently, especially when compared to its modern counterpart.... [more]

Mauritz m Afrikaans, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Maurits. The "M" in the clothing company H&M's name stands for Mauritz (the original name is Hennes & Mauritz, H&M is an abbreviation).

Melindi f Afrikaans

Melisse f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Meraai f Afrikaans
Variant of Maraai.

Merinda f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant of Marinda and Afrikaans variant of Marinda.

Meriska f Afrikaans

Mianda f Afrikaans, Romanian

Miempie f Afrikaans
Possibly related to Miem, Miems or Miep.

Miems f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Willemina.

Miga m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Micha 1.

Migael m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Michael.

Minette f English (Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1. This was also a nickname of Henriette, Duchess of Orléans (daughter of the 17th-century English king Charles I)... [more]

Minki f Afrikaans
Short form of Willemien.

Moegammad m Afrikaans (Rare)
Form of Muhammad used in Afrikaans translations of the Qur'an.

Monja f German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant transcription of Russian Моня (see Monya).

Morné m Afrikaans

Mudene f South African, Afrikaans (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Mudene 'Dene' Smuts (1949-2016), a South African politician.

Mynhardt m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mijnhard.

Mynie f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mijnie.

Naas m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Athanaas, Donaas and Ignaas.... [more]

Nantie m & f Afrikaans

Naomy f English (African), Afrikaans, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Naomi 1.

Nehemia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian, Afrikaans, Biblical Finnish
Hawaiian, Finnish and Afrikaans form of Nehemiah.

Nelda f Afrikaans

Nelene f Afrikaans (Rare)

Nelia f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern), Dutch
Short form of Cornelia.

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nerine f Afrikaans (Rare), English (Rare)

Nicolene f English, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, South African
Variant of Nicoline. Known bearers of this name include the South African race walker Nicolene Cronje (b. 1983) and the South African field hockey player Nicolene Terblanche (b... [more]

Nicus m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Dominicus. In rare cases, this name can also be a latinization of Nico or Niek.

Niel m Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish

Nielas m German (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German and Afrikaans borrowing of Nilas.

Ninett f Danish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Ninette and Ninetta.

Noag m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Noah 1.

Noeline f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Noelene.

Norne f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Norna.

Ockert m Afrikaans

Ockie m Afrikaans
Short form of Ockert.

Odele f English (New Zealand, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Oloff m Afrikaans
Variant of Olof.

Orpa f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
German, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Orpah.

Othelia f Afrikaans (Rare), American (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Otelia.

Peet m Estonian, Afrikaans
Estonian short form of Peeter and Afrikaans short form of Petrus.

Philinda f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Phillippus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Philip.

Quilene f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Most likely a combination of a name starting with Qui- (such as Quinn and Quirijn) with a name that ends in -lene, such as Helene and Marlene.... [more]

Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.

Rachela f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Italian variant of Rachele, Polish form of Rachel as well as a Latinate form of Rachel.

Racheltjie f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Rachel.

Renchia f Afrikaans

Retief m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Retief.

Riaan m Dutch, Afrikaans
Short form of Adriaan.

Riana f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Rian.

Riana f Dutch, Afrikaans
Variant of Rianna.

Riane f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Rianne.

Rianie f Afrikaans
Likely a variant of Riane.

Richardt m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Richard.

Ricus m Afrikaans
Short form of names ending in -ricus, such as Ulricus or Henricus.

Rienie f Afrikaans

Riette f Afrikaans
Variant of Riëtte.

Romie f German (Rare), Afrikaans, French (Modern), Flemish (Modern), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Romy.

Ronelda f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Ronald. Ronelda Kamfer (born 1981) is an Afrikaans-speaking South African poet.

Ronella f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ronald, created by combining its short form Ron 1 with the popular feminine name suffix -ella.

Ronelle f Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Ronella.

Roween f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rowena.

Rozane f Afrikaans, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Rozelle f South African, Afrikaans
Cognate of Roselle.

Rozetta f South African, Afrikaans, African American, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Cognate of Rosetta.

Ruan m Afrikaans
Combination of Rudolf and Johan.

Ruandi f Afrikaans (Modern, Rare)
Most probably a combination of Ruan and Yolandi.

Ruhan m Afrikaans
Variant of Ruan.

Rynhard m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Rijnhard.

Rynhardt m Afrikaans
Variant of Rynhard.

Rynold m Afrikaans (Rare)

Saartjie f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Sara. This name was borne by Sarah "Saartjie" Baartman, an African slave (member of the Eastern Cape Khoisan, the indigenous herding tribe that once populated part of South Africa) who was displayed in Europe in the early 19th century.

Sagaria m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Zachariah.

Salomie f Afrikaans
Variant of Salome.

Salomien f Afrikaans
Variant of Salomine.

Sanet f Afrikaans

Sarel m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Charles.

Sarette f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Diminutive of Sarah.

Schalk m German (Archaic), Afrikaans
From Old German scalc meaning "servant".

Seef m & f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
This name is more often seen on men than on women. For men, the name is a short form of Josephus and in some cases also of Severinus and its Dutch form Severijn... [more]

Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.

Selna f Afrikaans

Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.

Sias m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Short form of Josias. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch sculptor Sias Fanoembi (1949-2013) and the South African statesman Sias Hoffman (1807-1879).

Simonia f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Elaboration of Simona.

Simonie f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Variant of Simonia.

Sonnika f Afrikaans
Either an elaboration of Sonya or derived from the German word Sonne "sun".

Sorina f Afrikaans

Stephanetta f Afrikaans (Rare)
Feminine form of Stephan. Stephanetta Johanna Paulina (Nettie) Bredell (1877-1920) was a granddaughter of Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger), President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900.

Sterra f Dutch (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sterre.

Steviena f Dutch (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare, Archaic)

Steyn m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch variant and Afrikaans form of Steijn. In the case of the Afrikaans name, it can also be a transferred use of the Afrikaans surname.

Stiaan m Afrikaans
Short form of Christiaan.

Stoffelina f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Feminine form of Stoffel.

Sunette f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. In the English-speaking world, the name might perhaps be a combination of the English word sun with the French feminine diminutive suffix -ette, which would essentially give the name the meaning of "little sun"... [more]

Surette f Afrikaans

Susara f Afrikaans
Contraction of Susanna and Sara.

Susarah f Afrikaans
Variant of Susara.

Talisa f Frisian (Rare), Low German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
19th-century elaboration of Tale.

Tamrine f South African (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tanitha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Tanith.

Tascha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Tasché f Afrikaans
It probably derives from the hebrew "tach", meaning "crown".

Theola f American (South, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), South African
Possibly a shortened form of Theolene or Theolinde (compare Theora, Theoda, Theda).

Theolene f English (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Theolinde.

Theonie f Afrikaans (Rare)
Afrikaans form of Théonie.

Theuns m Afrikaans
Afrikaans short form of Antonius.

Thys m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Medieval Dutch and Afrikaans short form of Matthys. But in other words, you could also say that this name is the medieval Dutch and Afrikaans equivalent of Thijs.... [more]

Tiaan m Afrikaans
Short form of Christiaan.

Tianie f Afrikaans (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Tilana f Afrikaans

Tinus m Afrikaans, Dutch
Usually a short form of Martinus, but there are also cases where it is a short form of Constantinus.

Trofimus m Afrikaans (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Afrikaans and Dutch form of Trophimus.

Trudene f English (Rare), Afrikaans
Elaborated form of Trudy.

Tryna f Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Trijna and thus a short form of Catharina and Catherina (compare Tryntje).

Uys m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Uys. The Uys family played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.

Valmarie f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Valmai influenced by Marie as well as a combination of Valerie and Marie.

Vasti f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical Dutch, Afrikaans, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Italian, Biblical Finnish
Finnish, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Vashti and Dutch variant of Wasti.

Violett f English (Modern), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
English variant and Swedish form of Violet as well as a Hungarian borrowing of French Violette. This name coincides with the Swedish word violett "purple (the color)".

Vivette f French (Rare), English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive form of Vivienne (see also Viviette), but it could also be an independent name that is ultimately derived from Latin vivus "alive" or Latin vividus "full of life, lively, spirited".

Whanita f Afrikaans (Rare)

Wian m Afrikaans

Wicus m Afrikaans
Short form of Lodewicus.

Wihann m Afrikaans

Wikus m Afrikaans
Short form of Lodewikus.

Willanie f Afrikaans
Willanie is a female compound name. The "Will" is derived from "Willem" (German variant of William) which means determination and will. The "anie" is derived from the name Stephanie which means crown, victorious... [more]

Willemien f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Willem.

Willemine f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Willemina.