Browse Names

Adelbert m German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch variant of Adalbert.

Ambroos m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

Augustijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Augustus m Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Means "exalted, venerable", derived from Latin augere meaning "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian, the first Roman emperor. He was an adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess. In 26 BC the senate officially gave him the name Augustus, and after his death it was used as a title for subsequent emperors. This was also the name of three kings of Poland (called August in Polish).

Benedictus m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Original Latin form of Benedict. This is also the official Dutch form, used on birth certificates but not typically in daily life.

Christoffel m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Christopher.

Constant m French, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Constans. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word constant.

Damiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Damian.

Gerlach m Dutch (Rare), Germanic
Derived from the Old German element ger "spear" combined with (possibly) lahhi "doctor, healer". Saint Gerlach was a 12th-century Dutch soldier who became a hermit.

Gerolf m German (Rare)
German form of Gerulf.

Gillis m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swedish and Dutch form of Gilles.

IJsbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements is "ice" and brant "fire, torch, sword".

Quirijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Quirinus.

Radboud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements rat meaning "counsel, advice" and bot meaning "command, order". This was the name of a 7th-century king of the Frisians.

Rodolf m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of Rudolf.

Romein m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Romanus (see Roman).

Servaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of the Late Latin name Servatius, derived from servatus "saved, redeemed". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who helped spread Christianity to the Low Countries.

Sieger m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and heri "army".

Sieuwerd m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.

Staas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Anastasius or Eustachius.

Theofilus m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Theophilus.

Timotheus m Biblical Latin, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Timotheos (see Timothy).

Wendel m & f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a Germanic tribe who invaded Spain and North Africa in the 5th century. Their tribal name, which may mean "wanderer", has often been confused with that of the Wends, a Slavic people living between the Elbe and the Oder.... [more]

Ysbrand m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of IJsbrand.