Dutch Submitted Names

Woutruide f Dutch (Archaic)
Modern form of Woutruyde (see Woutruyt). It is completely archaic: these days, the name is almost exclusively used to refer to the 7th-century saint Waltrude of Mons (located in the Belgian region of Wallonia).

Wubbo m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Wubbe. A bearer of this name is Wubbo Ockels, who in 1985 was the first Dutch astronaut in space.

Wybo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wibo.

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]

Wynanda f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Wijnanda, Frisian variant of Winanda and South African form of Winanda.

Wynte m Dutch (Archaic)

Wyntie f Dutch (Archaic)
Older form of Wijntje. This name was found among Dutch colonists in America in the 1600s and 1700s.

Wyntje f Dutch (Archaic)
Older form of Wijntje. This name was found among Dutch colonists in America in the 1600s and 1700s.

Xantha f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Xanthe.

Xaveer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English
Dutch and Flemish form of Xaverius as well as an English variant of Xavier.

Xavera f Czech (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Czech and Dutch feminine form of Xavier.

Xavérie f French, French (African), Dutch
French feminine form of Xavier.

Xaverius m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Indonesian
Latinized form of Xavier. In Indonesia, the name is often paired with Fransiskos or Fransiskus, in honour of the Spanish saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552).

Xavië m Dutch

Xaviël m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Xaviel.

Xavius m Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Xaverius.

Xem m Dutch

Xenya f Russian (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Xenia as well as an alternate transcription of Ксения (see Kseniya).

Xyliana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Xylia or Xylina modeled on names ending in liana, such as Juliana and Liliana.

Yachil m Dutch

Yaël f Biblical French, French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch
French form of Yael.

Yaëlle f French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
French variant of Yaël.

Yanah f Dutch, Belgian
Variant of Yana.

Yanaika f Dutch (Rare)

Yanny f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jannie.

Yanny m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
Diminutive of Yann, Yannick and perhaps also Giovanni in a select few cases.

Yascha m & f Dutch
Variant of Yasha.

Yasja f Dutch
Dutch form of Yasha, usually used for females rather than males.

Yasmijn f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jasmijn.

Yelka f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Jelka.

Yelle m Dutch
Variant of Jelle.

Yelmer m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jelmer. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch professional racing driver Yelmer Buurman (b. 1987).

Yenneke f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Jenneke.

Yente f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

Yenthe f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant of Jente.

Yeroen m Dutch (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Jeroen.

Yesika f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Yesper m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch variant spelling of Jesper.

Yessica f American (Hispanic), Dutch, Danish, Spanish (Latin American), Swedish, Norwegian
Variant of Jessica, and unaccented form of Spanish Yéssica.

Yfke f West Frisian, Dutch
As a Frisian name, this name is the feminine form of Ive. As a Dutch name, it is a diminutive form of Yvonne. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch model Yfke Sturm.

Yille m Dutch (Rare, ?)

Yinte f West Frisian, Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jinte.

Yinthe f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant of Jinte, only seen on females so far.

Ylona f Dutch, Flemish, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Ilona.

Ylse f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Ilse.

Ylvy f Dutch (Modern), German (Modern)
Variant of Ylvi.

Ymkje f Dutch
Variant of Imkje.

Yneke f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ineke.

Ynse f & m Dutch
The name originates from Friesland, a province in the Netherlands. The meaning is “name of a king”. It was originally a boy’s name, but it is used as a unisex name now. The name is used in the Netherlands and in Belgium.

Yoeri m Dutch
Variant of Joeri.

Yoïn m Dutch (Modern, Rare, ?)

Yola f Spanish, English, Dutch
Short form of Yolanda and some of its variants (such as Yolande and Yolanthe).... [more]

Yolanthe f Dutch, German
Variant form of Yolanda. A known bearer of this name is Dutch-Spanish actress and television presenter Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen (b. 1985), who is married to Dutch soccer player Wesley Sneijder (b... [more]

Yolinda f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yolanda influenced by Linda.

Yorbe m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
This given name is strictly masculine in Flanders and the Netherlands, where it is a variant form of Yorben.... [more]

Yorben m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name looks like it should be a modern form of the Old Norse name Iǫfurbiǫrn (also compare names like Torben), but since the name is predominantly found in Flanders and the Netherlands, it is probably more likely that it is a combination of a name that starts with Yor- (such as Yorick) with Ben 1 or Ben 2.

Yorden m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jorden.

Yoren m Flemish
Variant of Joren.

Yorrick m German, Dutch
Variant of Yorick.

Youp m Dutch
Variant of Joep.

Ysanne f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (British, Rare)

Yselle f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Iselle.

Ysolde f French (Quebec, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Isolde.

Yvanca f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Ivanka. In some cases, the name might be a combination of Yvonne or Yvette with Bianca, as these names used to be very popular in the Netherlands (the former primarily in the 1960s and the latter two chiefly in the 1970s).

Zacheüs m Dutch
Dutch form of Zacchaeus.

Zadkiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Zadkiel.

Zedekia m German, Dutch
German and older Dutch form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its hellenized form Zedekias.

Zefa f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Jozefa and Josepha.

Zegar m Flemish (Rare)
The name of three medieval Flemish kings or Berggravin of Ghent. The variant Segar was also used sporadically in England too the name means Sea Spear.

Zeger m Dutch
Alternate form of Sieger.

Zelena f English (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Zenna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Zenno m Dutch (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Zeno.

Zeyd m Dutch
Likely a variant of Zayd.

Zias m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Jozias. But in other words, you could also say that it is a variant spelling of Sias.... [more]

Zilver f & m Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Dutch cognate of Silver.

Zimra f Hebrew, Dutch (Rare), Hungarian
Feminine form of either Zimri or Zimran. In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the model and journalist Zimra Geurts (b... [more]

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Zoet f Dutch
Means "sweet" in Dutch.

Zoetje f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Soete via Zoete.

Zomer f & m Dutch
Modern word name, coming from the Dutch for "summer"

Zonja f English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant of Sonja.

Zonne f Dutch

Zuerius m Dutch (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
A latinised form of Sweer under the influence of the Biblical name Ahasuerus.

Zuriël m Dutch
Dutch form of Zuriel.

Zuster f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the (slightly antiquated) Dutch noun zuster meaning "sister", which makes this name the modern form of the medieval name Suster.... [more]