Low German Names

These names are used in northern Germany and the eastern Netherlands where Low German is spoken. See also German names.
gender
usage
Anke f Low German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch diminutive of Anna and other names beginning with An.
Antje f Frisian, Dutch, Low German
Frisian, Dutch and Low German diminutive of Anna.
Bode m Low German
From the Germanic name Bodo, derived from the Old High German element bot, Old Saxon bod meaning "command, order" (Proto-Germanic *budą). Saint Bodo, also called Leudinus, was a 7th-century bishop of Toul in northern France.
Detlef m Low German, German
Derived from Old High German diota, Old Saxon thiod meaning "people" and Old High German leiba, Old Saxon leva meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".
Dirk m Dutch, Low German, German, English
Dutch and Low German short form of Diederik. This name was borne by several counts of Frisia and Holland, beginning in the 10th century. It was popularized in the English-speaking world by actor Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999), who had some Dutch ancestry. This is also the Scots word for a type of dagger.
Dörthe f Low German
Low German form of Dorthe.
Eike m & f Low German, German
Originally a short form of Ekkehard and other names beginning with the Old High German element ekka, Old Saxon eggia meaning "edge, blade". This name was borne by Eike of Repgow, who compiled the law book the Sachsenspiegel in the 13th century.
Eilert m Low German, Norwegian, Swedish
Low German and Scandinavian form of Egilhard.
Elke 1 f Low German, Frisian, German, Dutch
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.
Heike f & m Low German, German
Low German diminutive of Henrike or Henrik.
Heiko m Low German, German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.
Henrik m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Low German, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Form of Heinrich (see Henry) in several languages. A famous bearer was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).
Hinnerk m Low German
Low German form of Heinrich.
Hinrich m Low German
Low German form of Heinrich.
Imke f Frisian, Dutch, Low German
Diminutive of Ime 2.
Jürgen m Low German, German
Low German form of George.
Klaas m Dutch, Low German
Dutch and Low German short form of Nicholas.
Lennart m Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Estonian, Low German, Dutch
Swedish and Low German form of Leonard.
Sievert m Low German (Rare)
Low German form of Sigiward, the Germanic cognate of Sigurd.
Steffen m Low German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German and Danish form of Stephen.
Wenke f Low German
Low German diminutive of Germanic names containing the element wini meaning "friend".