Save Gender Feminine Usage West Frisian, Dutch Pronounced Pron. DOOT-zən(West Frisian) DOWT-zən(Dutch) [key] Other Forms FormsDoutse, Doutze Meaning & History Feminine form of Douwe, which possibly started out as a patronymic meaning "son of Douwe". The name has been rising in popularity since 2007, because of the Frisian model Doutzen Kroes (who rose to fame that year).