This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Belgian; and a substring is a.
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Irona f Dutch (Rare)Variant form of
Hierona. In other words, this name is really a short form of
Hieronyma. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Irona Groeneveld.
Isala f FlemishThe first Belgian woman to graduate from medical school was Isala van Diest, educated in Switzerland and admitted to practice only after a royal decree made it so.
Ischa m & f DutchPossibly derived from
Isaac. A famous Dutch bearer was Ischa Meijer, a Jewish journalist, author, actor and television presenter. In his case, Ischa was short for
Israel.
Izïa f French (Rare)A famous bearer is Izïa Higelin (b.1990), a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her patents claimed to be inspired by
Mzia but changed the spelling because it was too complex.
Jacquotte f French (Rare)Feminine form
Jacquot. Jacquotte Delahaye was a 17th-century female pirate or buccaneer from Haiti, whose father was French and mother Haitian.
Jamina f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Archaic)Feminine form of
Jamin. In some cases it may also be a truncated form of
Benjamina or a contracted form of
Jacomina.
Janiek f & m DutchVariant spelling of
Janique, which is more phonetical in nature. Like Janique, this name has been in use in the Netherlands since at least 1964.
Janique f & m DutchIn the Netherlands, this name has been in use since at least 1964 and is predominantly borne by females. For male bearers, this name is a blend of
Jan 1 with a masculine French name that ends in
-ique, such as
Dominique... [
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Janmari m DutchFrom the movie 'Le moindre geste' (F. DELIGNY) the character of Jean-Marie is called Janmari.
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval DutchDutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of
Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Janoah m & f Dutch (Modern, Rare)From
jano'hah meaning "rest" or
ja-no'-a (yanoach) meaning "resting place". It is mentioned in the Bible as a town north-east of Ephraim in the Jordan valley, sometimes identified with the present day city Yanun in Palestine.
Jantien f Medieval Dutch, DutchThis given name originated in medieval times as a variant spelling (or even a misspelling) of
Jantjen, as the letter 'j' was regularly written as an 'i' in medieval records... [
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Jantina f DutchVariant form of
Jantine. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch botanist and geneticist Jantina Tammes (1871-1947).
Jantjen f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)This name is a variant of
Johanna, where the diminutive suffix
-tjen is included in the name. Since
-tjen is a diminutive suffix that was primarily used in the Middle Ages and has since been replaced by the more modern
-tje, we can actually say that Jantjen is the medieval Dutch form of
Jantje.... [
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Jasperina f Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of
Jasper. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actress and comedian Jasperina de Jong (b. 1938).
Joland m Dutch (Rare)Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a masculinization of
Jolanda, or a combination of a name starting with
Jo- (such as
Johan) with a name that contains the Germanic element
lant meaning "land" (such as
Roeland).
Jozia m & f DutchDutch variant spelling of
Josia; in this spelling, it is also sometimes used on females.
Jozias m Dutch (Rare)Dutch variant spelling of
Josias. A well-known bearer of this name is Jozias van Aartsen (b. 1947), the former Dutch minister of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.
Juliaan m Dutch, FlemishDutch form of
Julian. Known bearers of this name include Flemish painter Juliaan Teniers (1572–1615), Belgian painter and politician Juliaan De Vriendt (1842-1935) and Belgian architect Juliaan Lampens (b... [
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Kamiel m Dutch, FlemishVariant of
Camiel. This name is less common in Belgium and The Netherlands than
Camiel is. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch retired athlete Kamiel Maase (b... [
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Kapé m Dutch (Rare)Meaning unknown. This is the first name of a columnist for the Dutch newspaper
De Telegraaf. His name is Kapé Breukelaar and he was born in 1968. Since the name Kapé isn't featured in the
Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands (which contains all first names that have been given in The Netherlands from 1880 until now), the name most likely isn't Breukelaar's official first name... [
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Kateline f French (Modern, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)Variant of
Cateline.
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."... [
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Ketura f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Finnish, Biblical Polish, Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)French, German, Finnish, Polish and Dutch form of
Keturah.
Klaasje m & f Dutch, West Frisian, East FrisianWhen 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... [
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