Belgian Submitted Names

Belgian names are used in the country of Belgium in western Europe.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Elme m French
French form of Elmo. This was borne by 19th-century French philosopher Elme-Marie Caro (as well as the Dutch writer and actress Ida Saint-Elme (1776-1845), real name Maria Versfelt).
Elmina f Dutch, German
Short form of Wilhelmina.
Éloa f French, Literature
French form of Eloah... [more]
Eloan m French
Variant of Elouan.
Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.
Elof m Dutch
Dutch form of Agilolf.
Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.
Éloy m French
Variant of Éloi.
Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Else with the Dutch name suffix -lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix -lyn).
Elselina f Dutch
Derived from the feminine Else and the popular feminine name ending -lina.
Elsemiek f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Elsemieke.
Elsemieke f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Else and Mieke. Also compare Ellemieke.... [more]
Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.
Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elwè m Walloon
Walloon form of Éloi.
Élyette f French
Variant of Éliette.
Élysée f French
In this spelling, the name is probably intended as a French form of Elysia.... [more]
Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.
Elziena f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Elsina and Elze.
Emanuël m Dutch
Variant of Emmanuël.
Émelie f French
Cognate of Emelie.
Emelien f Flemish
Variant of Emmelien.
Émelyne f French
Variant of Émeline.
Emelyne f French
Variant of Emeline.... [more]
Emérantienne f French
Local variant of Emérentienne found in the Bourgogne region up until the 1700s.
Émeraude f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French émeraude "emerald".
Emerentia f Late Roman, Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.
Emerentiana f Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German (Bessarabian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Emerentianus. Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23.
Emerin m French, English
A variant spelling of Emeran and Emeryn.
Emerine f France, French (Belgian), English (American), French (Quebec), English (British, Rare)
Emerine is a feminine form of names Emery, Emeric, and Emeran, which are the English and French, Germanic, and Bavarian masculine forms, respectively.... [more]
Emette f French (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Amata.
Émiland m French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Émilien. Saint Émiland de Nantes, also known as Émilien de Nantes (Émilien of Nantes in English), was a French religious leader who was canonized by the church as a martyr for dying in a fight against the Saracens in Burgundy in 725 AD.
Emilande f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Emiland.
Émilia f French
French form of Emilia.
Emilianus m Dutch
Variant of Aemilianus (see Emiliano).
Emiline f Danish (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Danish and Flemish form of Emilina and French variant of Émiline.
Émilion m Breton (Gallicized), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Breton form of Émile and/or Émilien as well as a French diminutive of Émile and variant of Émilien.... [more]
Emilius m Danish, Dutch
Variant of Aemilius (see Emil).
Emilya f Armenian, Azerbaijani, English (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Armenian and Azerbaijani feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily) as well as an English variant of Emilia and a French variant of Émilia.
Emmanuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Emmanuel.
Emmeke f Dutch, Flemish
Diminutive of Emma (and in some cases also of Emilia), as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Emmerik m Dutch
Dutch form of Emmerich.
Emund m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Eumund.
Emylia f French (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
French variant of Émilia and English variant of Emilia.
Enge m Walloon (Rare, Archaic)
Walloon version of Ange.
Engela f German, Dutch (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of the unisex name Engel. There might also be instances where this name is a variant of Angela, in which case it must have been deliberately altered to make the connection to angels more obvious, since engel is the Dutch and German word for "angel".... [more]
Engelbrecht m Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Swedish and Danish form of Engelbert, as well as a German variant.
Engelhard m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilhard.
Engelina f Dutch
Feminine elaboration and diminutive of Engel.
Engelke m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), Low German (Rare)
In the case of male bearers, this name is a diminutive of Engel. In the case of female bearers, this name is a feminine form of Engel... [more]
Engelmund m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilmund.
Engelram m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilram.
Engeltje f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Engel. In the Netherlands, the name is often associated with the Dutch word engeltje meaning "little angel". Also compare Engelke.
Enguerrand m French, Medieval French
French form of Engilram (see Ingram). Medieval variant of Enguerran.
Ennemond m French (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Annemund. This name was borne by Ennemond Gaultier (c. 1575 – 17 December 1651), a French lutenist and composer. He was one of the masters of the 17th century French lute school.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enolane f French (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Enola.
Ènsso m Walloon
Waloon form of Enzo.
Enzio m Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Italian variant of Enzo that has also found some usage in Dutch and German-speaking countries.
Éole m French (Modern)
Gallicized form of Heol.
Eool m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Aiolos.
Epafras m Dutch, Polish, Russian
Dutch, Polish and Russian form of Epaphras.
Éphraïm m French
French form of Ephraim.
Ephraïm m Dutch, Flemish, French (Belgian), Judeo-French
Dutch form of Ephraim and French variant of Éphraïm.
Éphrem m French
French form of Ephrem.
Epicharis f Ancient Greek, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Greek ἐπίχαρις (epicharis) meaning "pleasing, charming". This was the name of a 1st-century Roman freedwoman who was a member of the Pisonian conspiracy against the emperor Nero... [more]
Épiphanie f French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Epiphania. It coincides with French épiphanie meaning "realisation, epiphany" and the French form of the Western Christian holiday known as Epiphany in Anglophone countries.
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Érard m French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Erhard as well as a short form of Évrard. A known bearer of this name was Érard de La Marck (1472-1538), a French-born Belgian prince-bishop of Liège.
Erarik m Dutch
Dutch form of Eraric.
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.
Erembert m German, French
German and French form of Erenbrecht.
Erenbrecht m Dutch
Dutch form of Ehrenbert.
Érick m French
Variant of Éric.
Erkenbout m Dutch
Dutch form of Ercanbald.
Erlena f Dutch (Archaic)
Latinization of Erlijn.
Ermanarik m Dutch, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Ermanaric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 4th century Gothic king.
Ernele f Walloon
Walloon form of Renelde.
Ernesse m Walloon
Walloon form of Ernest.
Ernestinus m Dutch
Lengthened form of Ernestus.
Ernestus m Dutch
Latinized form of Ernest.
Erwijn m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Erwin.
Erycius m Dutch (Latinized)
This given name originates from the Dutch humanist and philologist Erycius Puteanus (1574-1646). He had latinized his entire name: his original given name was either Eric/Erik or Hendrik and his original surname has variously been listed as Van de Putte, Van den Putte, Van der Put, Van der Putte, Van der Putten and Van Putten... [more]
Esméralda f French (Rare)
French variant of Esmeralda. A known bearer is Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956-).
Esmi f Estonian, Dutch (Rare)
Possibly a form of Esmé.
Esmiralda f Azerbaijani, Albanian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Esmeralda as well as an Albanian and Dutch variant.
Esmoreit m Dutch (Archaic)
Esmoreit is a Middle Dutch drama. ... [more]
Esprit m French (Archaic)
French form of Spirit derived from French esprit, ultimately from Middle French esperit borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts... [more]
Estavana f Spanish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Estavan. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch handball player Estavana Polman (b. 1992).
Esteise f French (Archaic)
Local form found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Puy-en-Velay regions up until the 1700s.
Estiene m Walloon
Walloon form of Étienne.
Etesse f French (Archaic)
Found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, but disappeared around the year 1700.
Etha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Margaretha as well as an English short form of Ethel and in some cases also a variant spelling of Etta.... [more]
Éthel f French (Rare)
French form of Ethel.
Étoile f French (Modern, Rare)
Derived from French étoile "star" (ultimately via Old French estoile, esteile, from Latin stēlla).
Ettina f Dutch, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ede, a variant of Ade 2.
Eugeen m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Eugenius (see Eugene). Known bearers of this name include the Belgian painter Eugeen Van Mieghem (1875-1930) and the Belgian doctor, poet and playwright Eugeen van Oye (1840-1926).
Eulair m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Eulaire.
Euloge m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Eulogius (see Eulogios).
Eunicien m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Eunikianos via its latinized form Eunicianus.
Eunoïque m French (Archaic)
French form of Eunoikos via its latinized form Eunoicus.
Euphraisie f French
French form of Euphrasia.
Euphrône m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Euphronios via its latinized form Euphronius.
Eurik m Croatian, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Croatian, Dutch, Frisian, Norwegian and Swedish form of Euric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Visigoths.
Eus m Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Eugenius as well as a short form of latinized Greek names that start with Eus-, such as Eusebius and Eustachius.
Eusèbe m French (Rare)
French form of Eusebius.
Eustatius m Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Latin variant of Eustathius.
Eutrope m & f French (Rare)
French form of Eutropius and Eutropia.
Éva f French (Modern)
French form of Eva or a variant of Ève
Évaëlle f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of Éva and names ending in -ëlle, such as Maëlle and Gaëlle.
Evalina f Portuguese (African), English, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Flemish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Evelina. It can also be interpreted as a combination of Eva and Lina 2.
Evalotte f Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.
Évangèle m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Evangelos.
Evangelie f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Évangélie, which is usually used in non-francophone regions and countries.... [more]
Evangelien f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Evangeline, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Évangélique f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from the French adjective évangélique meaning "evangelical". In other words, this name is the French feminine form of Evangelicus.... [more]
Évangéliste m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic)
French form of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the French clergyman and bishop Jean-Évangéliste Zaepffel (1735-1808).
Évanne f Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern)
Feminine form of Evan. This name is also sometimes considered a combination of Éva and Anne 1.
Evatte f French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ève and Eva found in the French Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and in the Swiss area around Montreux up until the late 1600s.
Évelise f French (Rare)
Combination of Ève and Lise.
Evena f Breton, French (Modern), French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of the Breton name Even.
Everardina f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Everard.
Everbert m Dutch
Dutch form of Eberbert.
Everd m Dutch
Dutch shortened form of Eberhard
Everhard m Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Dutch, Afrikaans and German form of Everard.
Everhart m Dutch
Variant of Everard.
Everlina f English, Dutch, East Frisian (Rare)
Borne by a daughter of George W Mills.
Evermar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Ebermar.
Everwijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Eberwin.
Evi f Dutch, Estonian, German
Dutch variant of Evie and Estonian variant of Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Evianne f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Evi and Anne 1.
Évode m French
French form of Evodius and Evodus, Masculine form of Évodie.
Évodie f Biblical French, French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Euodia via its latinized form Evodia.
Ëwen m Walloon
Walloon form of Evan.
Ewen m French, Breton
Come from Erwan or Eoghan. Ewen is quite popular in French with 13000 people using this name in 2023.
Expédit m French
French form of Expeditus.
Exupérance m & f French
French form of both Exuperantius and Exuperantia.
Eymond m French (Archaic)
Variant of Aymon recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up to the 1700s.
Ézéchias m French, Biblical French
French form of Hezekiah via it's Latinized form Ezechias.
Ézéchiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezechiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Ezekiel.
Ezélie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Ezelias, which is a variant spelling of Eselias, the hellenized form of the Biblical Hebrew given name Atsalyahu... [more]
Ézéquiel m French
French form of Ezekiel.
Ezibel f French (Archaic)
Local variant of either Isabelle or Élisabeth found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the mid-1600s.
Faan m Dutch
Short form of Stefaan and Fanuël.
Fabiaan m Dutch
Dutch form of Fabianus (see Fabian).
Fabiënne f Dutch
Dutch form of Fabienne.
Fadette f French, Literature
French novelist George Sand gave it to the main character of one of her best-known novels La Petite Fadette in the 1840s.
Falco m Germanic, Ancient Roman, Dutch (Rare), German, Italian
Derived from the Germanic element falco meaning "falcon" (see Falk). It is thought to have been borrowed into Latin by the Romans, who used it as a cognomen at least as early as the 1st century AD... [more]
Falentijn m Dutch
Variant form of Valentijn. Often perceived to be a modern spelling, but it is actually a variation that was already seen in medieval times.
Falotte f French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Fanchon f French, Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Diminutive of Françoise. It may have developed from the Breton name Fañchenn, the feminine form of Fañch... [more]
Fanélie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French elaboration of Fanny, which is used as a diminutive of both Stéphanie and Françoise in French.
Fanette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Romani
Diminutive of Fanny via the variant Fany.
Fantin m French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
French and Russian form of Fantinus.
Fanuël m Dutch
Dutch main form of Phanuel.
Farao m Dutch
Means "Pharoah" in Dutch.
Fastwin m Germanic, Dutch
Means "firm friend", derived from Old High German fasti "firm" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
Fauve f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Derived from French fauve. As a noun, fauve means "tawny-coloured animal" and, by extension, " big cat (such as a lion or lynx); beast, wild animal (especially fierce, aggressive, or predatory)"... [more]
Fayard m French
Transferred use of Fayard.
Fayèn f Dutch
Diminutive of Fayenne.
Fayen f Dutch
Diminutive of Fayenne.
Fayenne f Dutch
Blend of Faye and Anne 1.
Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Fedja m Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Feđa (Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian) and Fedya (Bulgarian and Russian).... [more]
Fée f Dutch (Modern)
Short form of Felicia. In some cases it might also be a Dutch adaption of Fay.
Fee f Dutch, German
As a full name it is derived directly from the German and Dutch word Fee meaning "fairy". It is also used as a nickname for Felicitas or Felicia... [more]
Fefene f Walloon
Walloon diminutive of Joséphine.