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Alphons m Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, Afrikaans, German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Variant of Alfons.

Altus m Afrikaans (Rare)

Ampie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Abraham.

Anrich m Afrikaans

Anthonie m Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Antonie 2.

Anthonius m Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Antonius.

Bartho m Dutch, Afrikaans
Short form of Bartholomeus. Notable bearers of this name include the Dutch actor Bartho Braat (b. 1950) and the South African writer Bartho Smit (1924-1986).

Basjan m Afrikaans

Beaunard m Afrikaans (Rare)

Burger m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch, Afrikaans and West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Burghar.... [more]

Burry m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element burg meaning "fortress", such as Burghard... [more]

Charl m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Charles.

Charle m Afrikaans, Norman
Cotentinais Norman and Afrikaans form of Charles.

Christo m Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German, French
Short form of Christopher or Christian.

Coenie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Coenraad. This name is borne by South African rugby player Coenie Oosthuizen (1989-) and South African musician Coenie de Villiers (1956-).

Constand m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Constant.

Danie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Daniël.

Dawie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Dawid.

Dewald m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Dietbald or Dietwald.

Diettmar m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Dietmar.

Dilivio m Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Since this name is also found written as Di Livio, it is probably a combination of the Italian preposition di meaning "of" with the given name Livio... [more]

Dirkie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Dirk.

Eghard m Germanic, Afrikaans
The first element of this name is derived from ag, an uncertain element for which several etymologies have been proposed. The most widely accepted explanation is that it comes from Proto-Germanic *agjo meaning "sharp, pointed"... [more]

Egmond m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Egmund.

Elandré m Afrikaans

Eon m Afrikaans (Rare)

Erco m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant spelling of Erko, which is most likely a diminutive of Erk. Also compare Ercken and Herko, which is a variant of Herke.

Esegiël m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Ezekiel.

Esias m Medieval Romansh, Afrikaans
Medieval Romansh and Afrikaans form of Isaiah via Esaias.

Esra m Biblical German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Afrikaans
German, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Ezra.

Estian m Afrikaans

Etienne m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Étienne.

Everhard m Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Dutch, Afrikaans and German form of Everard.

Faf m Afrikaans (Rare)
Afrikaans diminutive of François. A notable bearer is South African rugby player Faf de Klerk (1991-), whose given name is François.

Fanie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Stephan and Stephanus.

Fanus m Afrikaans
Short form of Stefanus.

Francois m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of François.

Frederich m German (Silesian, Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Variant of Friedrich.

Frikkie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Frederik.

Genade m & f Afrikaans (Rare)
From the Afrikaans word genade meaning "mercy, grace".

Gerhardus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Gerard.

Gerrie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Gerhardus.

Gerschon m Biblical German, German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German form of Gershon.

Gertjie m & f Afrikaans
Afrikaans cognate of Gertje.

Giljon m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Chilion.

Giniel m Afrikaans
Giniel de Villiers is a South African rallye driver and winner of Rallye Dakar 2009.

Hansie m Afrikaans
Short form of Johannes.

Hendro m Afrikaans

Henrico m Dutch (Modern), Afrikaans
Variant of Hendrik influenced by Enrico.

Hentie m Afrikaans

Igmar m Afrikaans
Afrikaans. Combination of his mother and fathers name. Siegfried and Marieta. Ig and Mar. Combined Igmar

Jacop m Dutch (Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Dutch
Variant of Jacob.

Jak m Afrikaans
Variant of Jaak.

Jakkie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Jacob.

Jakobus m Afrikaans, Biblical German, Medieval German
Afrikaans and German form of Jacobus.

Jannie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Johannes.

Japie m & f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Diminutive of Jaap.

Jaune m Afrikaans (Rare)

Jeremia m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Dutch, Afrikaans, Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian variant of Jeremias.

Jesaja m Biblical, Swedish (Rare), Dutch, Biblical German, Afrikaans
Dutch, German, and Swedish form of Isaiah.

Joesoef m Indonesian, Afrikaans (Rare)
Indonesian variant transcription of Jusuf (based on Dutch orthography) and Afrikaans form of Joseph.

Jona m Croatian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Sorbian, Afrikaans
Croatian, Serbian, Sorbian, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Jonah.

Jonnie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Johan.

Jopie m & f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Diminutive of Joop for men and of the related name Johanna for women.

Jorrie m Afrikaans

Josua m German, Afrikaans, Swedish, Romansh
German, Afrikaans, Romansh and Swedish form of Joshua.

Juane f & m Afrikaans, South American (Rare), African American

Jurie m Afrikaans

Kobie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Jacobus.

Kores m Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Cyrus.

Kornelis m Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Dutch and Afrikaans variant of Cornelis.

Len m Afrikaans
Variant of Leen.

Lodewicus m Afrikaans
Variant of Lodewikus.

Lodewikus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans (i.e. South African) form of Ludovicus, inspired in its spelling by the Dutch name Lodewijk.

Lodewyk m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lodewijk.

Loryn f & m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Lorijn.

Louw m Dutch, Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling of Lau (which is more phonetical in nature), and Afrikaans nickname for Lodewikus.

Maghiel m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Machiel.

Maleagi m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Malachias.

Manie m Afrikaans
Diminutive of Hermanus.

Marick m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Marnus m Afrikaans

Marthinus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Martinus.

Mathys m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mathijs.

Matthys m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, West Frisian
Medieval Dutch form of Matthijs as well as the modern Afrikaans and West Frisian form of Matthijs. In the Netherlands, the name has survived to modern times, but it is highly rare there currently, especially when compared to its modern counterpart.... [more]

Mauritz m Afrikaans, Swedish, Finnish
Variant of Maurits. The "M" in the clothing company H&M's name stands for Mauritz (the original name is Hennes & Mauritz, H&M is an abbreviation).

Miga m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Micha 1.

Migael m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Michael.

Moegammad m Afrikaans (Rare)
Form of Muhammad used in Afrikaans translations of the Qur'an.

Morné m Afrikaans

Mynhardt m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Mijnhard.

Naas m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Athanaas, Donaas and Ignaas.... [more]

Nantie m & f Afrikaans

Nehemia m Hawaiian, Biblical Hawaiian, Afrikaans, Biblical Finnish
Hawaiian, Finnish and Afrikaans form of Nehemiah.

Nelius m English (American), Afrikaans, Norwegian (Rare)
Afrikaans and Norwegian short form of Cornelius.

Nicus m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Dominicus. In rare cases, this name can also be a latinization of Nico or Niek.

Niël m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Daniël.

Niel m Dutch, Afrikaans, Flemish

Nielas m German (Modern, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German and Afrikaans borrowing of Nilas.

Noag m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Noah 1.

Ockert m Afrikaans

Ockie m Afrikaans
Short form of Ockert.

Oloff m Afrikaans
Variant of Olof.

Peet m Estonian, Afrikaans, Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Peeter (Estonian) as well as Peter and Petrus (Afrikaans, Dutch and Limburgish).... [more]

Phillippus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Philip.

Pietertjie m Afrikaans
Afrikaans cognate of Pietertje.

Pietie m & f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Piet, as it contains the Afrikaans diminutive suffix -ie.... [more]

Retief m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Retief.

Riaan m Dutch, Afrikaans
Short form of Adriaan.

Richardt m Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Richard.

Ricus m Afrikaans
Short form of names ending in -ricus, such as Ulricus or Henricus.

Ruaan m Afrikaans, South African
Variant of Ruan 1.

Ruan m Afrikaans
Combination of Rudolf and Johan.

Ruhan m Afrikaans
Variant of Ruan.

Rumardo m & f Afrikaans
Derived from the latin "Romanus" and "Renaldo"from german Raginald.

Rynhard m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Rijnhard.

Rynhardt m Afrikaans
Variant of Rynhard.

Rynold m Afrikaans (Rare)

Sagaria m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Zachariah.

Sarel m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Charles.

Schalk m German (Archaic), Afrikaans
From Old German scalc meaning "servant".

Seef m & f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
This name is more often seen on men than on women. For men, the name is a short form of Josephus and in some cases also of Severinus and its Dutch form Severijn... [more]

Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.

Sias m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Short form of Josias. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch sculptor Sias Fanoembi (1949-2013) and the South African statesman Sias Hoffman (1807-1879).

Steyn m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch variant and Afrikaans form of Steijn. In the case of the Afrikaans name, it can also be a transferred use of the Afrikaans surname.

Stiaan m Afrikaans
Short form of Christiaan.

Theuns m Afrikaans
Afrikaans short form of Antonius.

Thys m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Medieval Dutch and Afrikaans short form of Matthys. But in other words, you could also say that this name is the medieval Dutch and Afrikaans equivalent of Thijs.... [more]

Tiaan m Afrikaans
Short form of Christiaan.

Tinus m Afrikaans, Dutch
Usually a short form of Martinus, but there are also cases where it is a short form of Constantinus.

Trofimus m Afrikaans (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Afrikaans and Dutch form of Trophimus.

Uys m Afrikaans
Transferred use of the surname Uys. The Uys family played a significant role in South African history during the nineteenth century and made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.

Wian m Afrikaans

Wicus m Afrikaans
Short form of Lodewicus.

Wihann m Afrikaans

Wikus m Afrikaans
Short form of Lodewikus.

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]

Zirk m Afrikaans

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