East Frisian Submitted Names

East Frisian names are used in East Frisia in northwestern Germany. See also about Frisian Names.
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Aafke f West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian feminine form of Ave, with the diminutive suffix ke included.
Aafkëus m East Frisian
Variant of Affo recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries in East Frisia.
Aafko m East Frisian
Variant of Affo with the diminutive suffix -ko recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Aaldryk m East Frisian
Variant of Alderich recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Aale m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ale 2 recorded in the 18th century for men and in the 17th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Aalf m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian
Dutch short form of Adolf and West Frisian short form of Alef and Alof, which are both Frisian variants of Adolf.
Aaljet f East Frisian (Archaic)
Possibly a variation of Aalheit.
Aalricus m East Frisian
Variant of Alrich recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Abbcke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded in the 16th and 17th centuries in East Frisia.
Abbell m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Abben m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 16th century for men and in the 17th century for women in East Frisia.... [more]
Abbeteti m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Abbick m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded from the 16th to 19th centuries in East Frisia
Abbik m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Abbing m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.... [more]
Abbodo m East Frisian (Archaic)
Possibly a variation of Abbo.
Abbyck m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Abcke m & f East Frisian
Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -cke recorded from the 16th to 18th centuries for men and in the 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Abeco m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -co.... [more]
Abeke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -ke recorded in the 15th and 16th centuries in East Frisia.
Abeling m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Abelken m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 17th century for men and women in East Frisia.
Abell m East Frisian
Variation of Abel.
Aberam m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abraham recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Abergam m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abraham recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia, possibly a misspelling.
Aberham m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abraham recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Abick m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Abje m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Abo m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 15th, 16th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Abraams m East Frisian
Variant of Abram 1 recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Abtet m East Frisian
Either a short version of Athalbert or a short version of Abbe with adding of the name element têt meaning "glad".
Adalbarn m German (Archaic, ?), East Frisian (Archaic)
Containing name elements adal and bearn the name was recorded in the 9th and 11th centuries in East Frisia.
Adamer m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Adam recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Addel m East Frisian
Variant of Addo recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries in East Frisia.
Addelt m East Frisian
Variant of Adalhard recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Adden m East Frisian
Variant of Addo recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Addich m East Frisian
Variant of Addo recorded in the 17th and 18th centuries in East Frisia.
Addig m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Addo recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Addus m East Frisian
Variant of Addo recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Aderk m East Frisian
Variant of Adelrich recorded in the 16th and 17th centuries in East Frisia.
Adert m East Frisian
Variant of Adalhard recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Adham m East Frisian
Variant of Adam recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Adolt m East Frisian, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements adal "noble" and walt "to rule".
Adtben m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Addo or a name on it's own containing name elments adal and bern recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Adtke m East Frisian
Variant of Addo.
Aebbe m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe.
Aebe m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe.
Aebke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Aefja f East Frisian
Variation of Aefje
Aefke f East Frisian
Variation of Aeffke.
Aegje f East Frisian
Variation of Aeghte.
Aele m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Ale 2 recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 15th and 17th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Aerloff m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Arnulf recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Aetje m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -je recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 16th and 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Aetke m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -ke.
Aetko m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Ate 3 with the diminutive suffix -ko.
Aeynd m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Aeynder m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard.
Aeyne m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Aeyner m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of Ainard recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Aeynt m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Ainard.
Afeke m & f East Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian
Variant of Affo with the diminutive suffix -ke recorded in the 16th century for men and in the 16th to 18th centuries for women in East Frisia.
Affa m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of the name Alfwin.
Affeke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Affe with the diminutive suffix -ke.
Affke f & m East Frisian, East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Affe with the diminutive suffix -ke.
Affo m East Frisian
Short version of the name Alfwin.
Afingh m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Affe recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.... [more]
Afinus m East Frisian
Variant of Affo recorded in the 20th century in East Frisia.
Agathaäs m East Frisian
Variant of the feminine name Agatha recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Agnet f German (East Prussian), North Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Prussian German, North Frisian and East Frisian variant of Agnes via the variant Agnete. As a North Frisian name, Agnet was recorded on the island of Föhr.
Agnus m East Frisian
Variant of the feminine name Agnes recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries in East Frisia.
Ahbke m East Frisian
Variant of Abbe recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Ahle m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ale 2 recorded in the 17th century for men and in the 17th and 18th century for women in East Frisia.
Ahlen m East Frisian
Variant of Ahle recorded in the 17th century in East Frisia.
Ahlrich m East Frisian
Containing name elements adal and rîki recorded from the 15th to 20th centuries in East Frisia.
Ahne m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Anne 2 recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Ahte m East Frisian
Variant of Ate 3 recorded in the 17th and 19th century in East Frisia.
Aiko m West Frisian, German, East Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Germanic name element agjō or agil "edge (of a sword)", such as Ekkehard or Aai.
Ailert m East Frisian
Variation of Eilhard.
Ainard m East Frisian (Archaic), Germanic (?)
Containing name elements agi and hard.
Aiske f East Frisian
Diminutive of names containing the element agi "terror".
Ale f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of Alegonda, recorded between the 1300s and 1700s.
Alheit f Low German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic short form of Adelheid, in use between the 1400s and 1800s.
Alrich m & f East Frisian
Variant of Ahlrich or Alarich recorded from the 15th to 20th centuries for men and in the 17th century for women in East Frisia.
Amika f East Frisian
Variation of Ameka.
Amme f West Frisian, East Frisian
Feminine form of Ame.
Anejo m East Frisian
Variation of Anne 2.
Anjette f East Frisian (Rare)
Late 19th-century elaboration of Anje.
Anna f East Frisian
Feminine variation of Frisian Anne 2.
Anni m East Frisian
Diminutive of Anne 2.
Anno m East Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Medieval German
Frisian variant of Anne 2 as well as a medieval German cognate of the name.... [more]
Annolda f East Frisian
Variation of Annold.
Ano m East Frisian
Spelling variation of Anno.
Anske m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Anne 2 or Anna.
Anski m East Frisian
Variation of Anne 2
Apt m East Frisian
Variant of Abtet recorded in the 17th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Arent m Medieval Dutch, East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Medieval Dutch and East Frisian form of Arnold as well as a Scandinavian variant of Arend. As for the Netherlands: this given name is still in use there today, but it is not as common there as its modern form Arend is.... [more]
Assela f East Frisian (Archaic)
Latinate form of Assel, itself a short form of Askhilt. This name was recorded in the 16th century.
Aukje f West Frisian, East Frisian
Strictly feminine form of Auke, where the diminutive suffix je has been added to the name.
Aveke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element aval meaning strength or power.
Baafke f East Frisian
Variation of Bafke.
Bafke f East Frisian
Variation of Bafe.
Baje m & f East Frisian
Variant of Boje. ... [more]
Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names that contain the element bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element barn / bern "bear".... [more]
Barber f East Frisian
Variation of Barbara.
Behrend m German, East Frisian
Contracted form of Bernhard, first recorded in the 1500s and still in occasional use today.
Behrendt m German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Behrend, recorded between the 1500s and 1800s.
Bene m East Frisian
Short form of names that contain the element bern- "bear".
Beneke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bene, in use between the 1400s and 1700s.
Benje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.
Benneke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.
Bente m & f East Frisian, West Frisian
Shortened form of Bernhard or other names starting in Bern-.
Bentje f East Frisian
Diminutive of Bente.
Bontje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bånn meaning protection.
Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]
Boye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
There are many etymologies possible for this Frisian name. One is that it is a pet form of Germanic given names that contained the element bodo meaning "lord, ruler" or baug meaning "bow"... [more]
Calla f East Frisian (Archaic)
A short version of the name Cateleina recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Carolotta f East Frisian
Variant of Carol 2 and Lotta recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Catarinus m East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Latinisation and masculinization of the feminine name Catharina.
Cateleina f East Frisian
Variant of Catharina recorded in the 16th and 18th centuries in East Frisia.
Colans m East Frisian
Variant of Nicolaas recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Concke m East Frisian
Variant of Konrad recorded from the 16th to 18th century in East Frisia.
Cornelis f East Frisian
Variation of Cornelia and feminine version of Cornelius.
Daja f East Frisian
Variant of Daje.
Daje f East Frisian
Originally a short form of names containing the element dag "day".
Dedda f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian from of Theoda and other names containing the name element þeoda "people".
Derk m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Dutch variant form of Dirk, as well as the Frisian form of Dirk.
Dete f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Dieta recorded in the 1600s.
Dieke f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Feminine form of Diede, as well as a pet form of Hendrika.
Dinchen f East Frisian
German Diminutive of Dina 1 or Dine.
Dörte f Low German (Rare), East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of Dorothea.
Ebbe m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Eberhard or as a feminine name of [Eberhardine and other names beginning with the Germanic element ebur meaning "wild boar".
Ebbeke f East Frisian
Variation of Ebbe.
Ebbelina f East Frisian
Variation of Ebbe.
Ebel m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Eberhard or Eberhardine.
Ebele f East Frisian
Variation of Ebel
Ebelke f & m East Frisian
Diminutive of Ebel.
Ebeltje f East Frisian
Variation of Ebbe.
Eberdine f East Frisian
Feminine version of Eberhard and other names starting with Eber-.
Eddelt m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Edelt recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Ede m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Ade 2.
Edela f East Frisian (Archaic), Old Danish, Old Swedish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of names containing the East Frisian name element ethel-, a cognate of Old High German adal-.
Edelke f East Frisian
Variation of Edel
Edelt m East Frisian
Derived from old frisian ethele meaning noble or free and walda meaning reign.
Edzard m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Edsard. This name was borne by several counts of East Frisia.
Eibe m East Frisian, West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have ag for a first element (for an elaborate description of ag, please see Agmund), and of which the second element starts with a "b"... [more]
Eide m East Frisian, West Frisian, Low German
As a Frisian name, this name is a short form of names that have ag for a first element (for an elaborate description of ag, please see Agmund)... [more]
Eilke m & f East Frisian, West Frisian, Low German
For a man, it is the diminutive form of Eile - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of Eile.
Eime m East Frisian
Version of Eilmar.
Eimer m East Frisian, Low German
East Frisian and Low German form of Eilmer.
Eimert m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Agimar. Though originally a Frisian name, it is now commonly used as a Dutch name as well. A known bearer of this name is Eimert van Middelkoop, the Dutch minister for Defence.
Eimo m East Frisian
East Frisian simplified form of Agmund or Egmar.
Elberen f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the two Germanic name elements AGIL "edge (of a sword)" (via Eil-) and BERIN "she-bear".
Elia f East Frisian
Variant of Ele 3.
Elke m East Frisian
As a masculine name a diminutive of Ele and recorded from the 16th to 20th century in East Frisia.
Elskea f East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Elske, itself an East Frisian diminutive of Elsa and Else.
Emalia f East Frisian
Feminization of the Frisian Eme or a variation of Amalia.
Eme m East Frisian
Variation of Eime or Ime 2.
Emel m East Frisian
Vaeiation of Eme.
Emele m East Frisian
Variation of Emel.
Emke m & f East Frisian (Rare)
Either a version of Eime or Ime 2.
Ene m West Frisian, East Frisian
A Frisian name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it may be a short form of names containing the Germanic element agin or egin (like Aginhard), thus making it comparable to Eine.
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]
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.
Enno m East Frisian
Enno is a Frisian name and was carried by many Frisian tribal chiefs.... [more]
Eno m East Frisian
Variation of Enno.
Everlina f English, Dutch, East Frisian (Rare)
Borne by a daughter of George W Mills.
Falentien m East Frisian
Variant of Valentin recorded in the 18th century in East Frisia.
Fauke m East Frisian
Variant of Foke recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Feike f & m West Frisian, East Frisian
Diminutive form of Feie (for males) and feminine form of Feie (for females).
Fekolfus m East Frisian (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe made of the name elements fagan meaning "glad" and wulf meaning "wolf".
Fenke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Fenne recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries for men and from the 16th to 21th centuries for women in East Frisia
Fennäus m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Fenne recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Fenne f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
Majorily feminine, meaning girl or maiden. For boys it's a version of Ferdinand.
Fenneke f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Strictly feminine diminutive of Fenne.
Focke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element folc- eg. Folkhard.
Foke m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian variant form of Folke.
Fokke m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Foke.
Folda f East Frisian
Variant of Foldt recorded in the 20th century in East Frisia.
Foldt m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Folkhard recorded in the 16th and 17th centuries in East Frisia.
Folgert m East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)
Some sources state that this name is a variant form of Folkert, while at least one source states that it is a variant of Folger, the (West) Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Folcgar.
Folkhilde f East Frisian
Containing name elements folk and hild recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Folktrud f East Frisian
Containing name elements folk and drud recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Folst m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element folk meaning "people".
Folt m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Folkhard or Folkhilde recorded from the 15th to 18th centuries for men and in the 16th century for women in East Frisia.
Fosse m & f East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element folk such as Folkhard.
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