Frisian
names are used in Friesland in the northern Netherlands and in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany. See also
about Frisian Names.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aafko m East FrisianVariant of
Affo with the diminutive suffix -ko recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Aale m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ale 2 recorded in the 18th century for men and in the 17th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Abcke m & f East FrisianVariant of
Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded from the 16th to 18th centuries for men and in the 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Abje m East FrisianVariant of
Abbe with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Abo m East FrisianVariant of
Abbe recorded in the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Aetje m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 16th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Agnus m East FrisianVariant of the feminine name
Agnes recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries in East Frisia.
Ahle m & f East FrisianVariant of
Ale 2 recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 17th and 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Aise f FrisianFrisian short form of names containing the nane elements
agi and/or
egg.
Alea f North FrisianOriginally a short form of names containing the element
adal- (compare
Adelheid), now used as a given name in its own right.
Ame m West FrisianWest Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element
amal "work". However, there are also instances where it is a short form of names of which the second element starts with an 'm' - the name
Adelmar is a good example of that.
Aue m West FrisianThe origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Aue might have been a short form of names containing the Gothic element
aivs (
êwa in Old High German), such as
Eubert and
Eumund... [
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Ave m Dutch, West FrisianThe origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element
âlfr (
alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [
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Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)Short form of names that contain the element
bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element
barn / bern "bear".... [
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Baue m West FrisianA name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it is derived from the name
Bavo.
Bauke m & f West Frisian, DutchFor a man, it is the diminutive form of
Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of
Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.
Beie m West Frisian (Rare)Short form of masculine Germanic names that contain the Germanic element
baug meaning "bow" as well as "bend, crook".
Boaie m West Frisian (Archaic)This archaic West Frisian given name can be a variant form of
Boye as well as be a derivation of West Frisian
boai meaning "boy".
Boye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North FrisianThere are many etymologies possible for this Frisian name. One is that it is a pet form of Germanic given names that contained the element
bodo meaning "lord, ruler" or
baug meaning "bow"... [
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Cornelisje f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)Feminine form of
Cornelis, which was created by adding the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix
-je to it. This particular way of feminizing masculine names is typically Dutch as well as Frisian, and originated in medieval times.
Corneliske f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)Feminine form of
Cornelis, which was created by adding the Dutch and Frisian diminutive suffix
-ke to it. This particular way of feminizing masculine names is typically Dutch as well as Frisian, and originated in medieval times.
Daje f East FrisianOriginally a short form of names containing the element
dag "day".
Derkje m & f Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Derk) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
je to the original name... [
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Dimme m West FrisianFrisian short form of names that have Gothic
thiuda or Middle High German
diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "m." The names
Theudemund and
Dietmar are good examples of that.
Djoeke f Dutch, West FrisianDutch form of
Dieuwke, completely phonetical in its spelling. This "dutchized" form of a Frisian name has also been adopted by the Frisians themselves, though it is nowhere as popular in Friesland as the original form (
Dieuwke).