West Frisian Submitted Names

West Frisian names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands. See also about Frisian Names.

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

Tjerk m West Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Tjark.

Tjibbe m West Frisian
Variant of Tibbe.

Tys m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian
Dutch variant spelling of Thijs, probably via its other variant spelling Tijs or even the medieval Thys.... [more]

Ubke m East Frisian, West Frisian (?)
Variation of Ubbe or Ubbo.

Udde f & m East Frisian, West Frisian
Short form of names containing the West Frankish name element aud (High German ot) "wealth, fortune".

Uffert m West Frisian
Variant form of Offert.

Uilke m West Frisian
Variant form of Oelke via its variant form Ulke. This particular form is strictly masculine in West Frisia... [more]

Ule m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Oele.

Ulfert m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Olfert.

Ulke m & f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian variant form of Oelke and North Frisian cognate of Oelke, although it should be noted that it is strictly masculine in North Frisia.

Uniko m East Frisian, West Frisian (?)

Untje f & m East Frisian, West Frisian (?)

Volckert m West Frisian (Rare)
Late medieval form of Volkert. This name has survived to modern times, but it is extremely rare in the Netherlands, especially when compared to its modern form Volkert.... [more]

Volkert m West Frisian, North Frisian
Variant spelling of Folkert.... [more]

Wabbe m West Frisian
Variant form of Wabe.

Wabe m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic valdan for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Waldebert and Waldebrand are good examples of that.

Wea f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Wia.

Webbe m West Frisian
Variant form of Wibbe.

Weerd m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wiard.

Weiard m West Frisian
Variant of Wiard.

Welmer m West Frisian
Frisian cognate of the Germanic name Wilmar.

Welmoed f & m West Frisian, Dutch
West Frisian form of Wilmut.

Wester m West Frisian
Of uncertain origin and meaning; a derivation from Wetser has been suggested.

Wia f West Frisian (Rare)
West Frisian pet form of feminine Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war, battle".

Wiard m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wighard.

Wibald m Germanic, West Frisian
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbald and Witbald. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]

Wibbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibe.

Wibe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" or Gothic vilja "will, desire." Also, the second element of those names starts with a "b", e.g. Wibrand and Wilbert.

Wibrân m West Frisian (Archaic)
West Frisian form of Wibrand.

Wibrand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wigbrand and Witbrand. However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from either Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" or from Old High German wîp meaning "woman"... [more]

Wibren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibern, an ancient Germanic given name which was often encountered as a variant form of Wigbern and Witubern... [more]

Wichman m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wigman.

Wieger m West Frisian, North Frisian
Wieger is a derivative from Wigger, a German aggregation of: Wig wich means warrior or battle, and Her wich means army. So it means combattant in the army.

Wiegert m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Wigert.

Wierd m West Frisian
Variant form of Wiard.... [more]

Wiet m & f West Frisian
The name Wiet is mostly used in West Frisian, but can be found in every part of the Netherlands. The name is derived from Wietse. The meaning of the name is "voluntarily" and "warned"... [more]

Wietse m West Frisian, Dutch
Variant spelling of Wytse.... [more]

Wietske f West Frisian
Feminine form of Wietse.

Wietze m West Frisian, East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Wietse.

Wigert m West Frisian
West Frisian form of Wichard.

Wiggert m West Frisian, Low German
Variant of Wigert.

Wijert m West Frisian
Variant of Wiard.

Wikke f & m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element wîg, such as Wigbert and Wigmar.

Winand m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
This name is often encountered as a variant form of Wignand (also compare Wigand). However, it can also be a name in its own right, in which case its first element is derived from Old High German wîh meaning "holy, sacred" and its second element from Gothic nand meaning "bravery" (or from Gothic nanthjan meaning "to venture, to risk, to dare").... [more]

Winanda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Polish (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Winand.

Wineke f Dutch, West Frisian
Feminine form of Wine.

Wisse m Dutch, West Frisian
Short form of names containing the Germanic elements wîsan, wîso or wîs, such as Wisamar.

Wolfert m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wolfhard.

Wolke f & m German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element valdan "to reign" (practically the same as wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century... [more]

Woppe m West Frisian
Variant form of Wobbe.

Wrister m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Writser, which probably came into being through metathesis.

Writser m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Writsert, which is an archaic variant spelling of Fridsert.

Wubbo m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wubbe. A bearer of this name is Wubbo Ockels, who in 1985 was the first Dutch astronaut in space.

Wubke f West Frisian, Low German
West Frisian feminine form of Wubbe, and Low German variant spelling of Wübke.

Wupke f West Frisian, Low German
West Frisian variant spelling of Wubke and Low German variant spelling of Wübke via Wüpke.

Wybe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibe.

Wybrand m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibrand.

Wybren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wibren.

Wychman m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wichman.

Wynand m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnand, Frisian variant of Winand and South African form of Winand.... [more]

Wynanda f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnanda, Frisian variant of Winanda and South African form of Winanda.

Wytse m West Frisian
Variant form of Wide.

Yelte m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Jelte.

Yente f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

Yenthe f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

Yfke f West Frisian, Dutch
As a Frisian name, this name is the feminine form of Ive. As a Dutch name, it is a diminutive form of Yvonne. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch model Yfke Sturm.

Yildau f West Frisian
Variant of Jildau.

Yildert m West Frisian
Variant of Jildert.

Yinte f West Frisian, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jinte.

Yinthe f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant of Jinte, only seen on females so far.

Yldau f West Frisian
Frisian name, likely related to Jildau.

Yme m & f West Frisian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ime 2. This given name is more commonly found on males than on females.

Ymke f & m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Imke. But in other words, you could also say that this name is a diminutive of Yme.... [more]

Ysbert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Isbert.

Ysbrân m West Frisian
Variant of Ysbrand.

Yssebrand m West Frisian
Variant of Ysbrand.

Zweitse m West Frisian
Variant of Sweitse.

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