East Frisian Submitted Names

East Frisian names are used in East Frisia in northwestern Germany. See also about Frisian Names.
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Foye m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Focke recorded from the 15th to 17th centuries for men and in the 17th century for women in East Frisia.
Frala m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names with the name element frâ- meaning "glad".
Frethegerd f East Frisian (Archaic), Old Frisian
A combination of frethu meaning "peace" and gėrd "crop". Recorded in East Frisia from the 9th to 11th century.
Frouwe f North Frisian, East Frisian
North Frisian and East Frisian variant of Frowe.
Frouweke f East Frisian
East Frisian variant of Frowe.
Fruva f East Frisian
East Frisian variant of Frowe.
Gauke m & f East Frisian, West Frisian
East and West Frisian diminutive of Gauwe.
Gaukje f East Frisian
East Frisian diminutive of Gauwe.
Gelhard m East Frisian
Possibly a combibation of the name elements gêl and hart or a combination of Gele and Erhard or similar names.
Grete m East Frisian (Archaic)
Either use of the feminine Grete as a masculine name or from old frisian Grete meaning claimant, this word can also be found in Gretman meaning judge.
Greto m East Frisian
Variant of Grete recorded in the 19th and 20th century in East Frisia.
Gundebald m German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Containing name elements gunda and bald.... [more]
Gurien m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Jurien recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Habbe m & f East Frisian
Short version of names containing the name element hadu meaning battle.
Habbo m East Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of dithematic Germanic names starting with the name element hadu "battle, combat" or hag "enclosure" and having a second name element starting with the letter b-, e.g., brand "sword; fire".
Haie m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian, North Frisian, Low German
Frisian and Low German short form of Germanic names that contain the element hag (for an elaborate description of hag, please see Hagabert).
Haje m East Frisian
Variant of Hajo.
Hamme m East Frisian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
A shortening of names with the name element hadu meaning "battle" Hademar or ham meaning "home". Possibly is also a variation of Hermann.... [more]
Hare m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element heri.
Harre m East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Frisian short form of Germanic given names containing the element hari meaning "army", such as Herbert and Herman.
Hasche m North Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of the Frisian name Hasse, which is said to be either a short form of names containing the element hart "hardy; strong" or else it might be derived from Old High German hassi "the Hessians".... [more]
Haug m East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic), Upper German
Frisian and Upper German form of Hugo as well as a short form of other Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element.... [more]
Hauk m & f East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element, such as Hugubert. Also compare Haug, which this name could be considered to be a variant form of.
Haye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Haie. A known Dutch bearer of this name is the author Haye van der Heyden (b. 1957).
Hedde m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Hede.
Heie m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian, Low German
Frisian and Low German variant form of Haie.
Heijo m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian variant form of Heie.
Heikedine f East Frisian, German (Rare)
An elaboration of the name Heike with the clearly feminine suffix -dine.... [more]
Heime m & f German (Rare, Archaic), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Short version of names with Heim- such as Heimbert or Heimtraut.... [more]
Henke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Hendrik.
Henko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Hendrik.
Henno m East Frisian
Diminutive of Hendrik.
Henritta f East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian contraction of Henrietta, predominantly used in the 1800s.
Hentje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of Henrik or Henrike.
Hibbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have hildr for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Hildebert and Hildebrand are good examples of that.
Hilko m Low German, Dutch, East Frisian
Low German and Dutch short form of names with the first name element hild "battle".
Hille f East Frisian, Estonian, German (Rare), German (Silesian, Rare), Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda. It was first recorded in the 1300s and is still occasionally used (as opposed to some of its variant forms)... [more]
Hillert m & f East Frisian
Short form of names with Hild- such as Hilderich or Hildegund.
Hiltje f East Frisian
Variation of Hilde.
Hinderk m Low German, East Frisian, West Frisian
Low German variant of Hinnerk as well as a Frisian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).
Hinrick m East Frisian, Medieval Baltic
East Frisian variant of Hinrich and medieval Latvian form of Heinrich.
Hintje f East Frisian
Feminine variation of Hinrich.
Hobbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian shortened form of names starting with HUG like Hugbert.
Honke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.
Honko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.
Honne m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.
Hunno m East Frisian
Diminutive of names with th3 name element hun meaning "young bear"
Ibbe m & f East Frisian
Possibly a shortening of names with the element ihwō meaning oak or a variation of Ebbe.
Ibbert m East Frisian
A variation of Ebbert.
Ibberth m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Ibbert recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Ibert m East Frisian
Variation of Ibbert.
Ibertus m East Frisian
Latinized variation of Ibbert recorded in East Frisia in the 19th and 20th cenutries.
Ibo m East Frisian
Variation of Ibbe.
Iboline f East Frisian
Variation of Ibo.
Ibt m East Frisian
A shortening of Ibbert.
Icka f Low German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Icko.
Icke m & f German, Low German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Icke is a nickname for people from Berlin alluding to the Berlin dialekt word Icke (High German Ich) "I".... [more]
Ickea f East Frisian, Low German
Clearly feminine form of Icke.
Icko m Low German, East Frisian
Short form of names built from the name element agjō "edge (of a sword)" like Ekkehard.
Ida m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Idde recorded as a given name in East Frisia in the 14th century. In East Frisia masculine names ending in -a stopped getting used around the 15th century... [more]
Idäus m East Frisian
Variation of Idde recorded in East Frisia in the 19th and 20th century.
Idbert m East Frisian
Variation of Edbert.
Idda m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Idde recorded in East Frisia in the 14th century.
Iddelt m East Frisian
Either a variation of Eddelt or from Idolt. Recorded as a given name in East Frisia from the 17th to 20th century.
Iddo m East Frisian
Variation of Idde recorded in East Frisia in the 19th and 20th century.
Ideke f East Frisian
A diminutive of Ida.
Idëus m East Frisian
Variation of Idde
Ido m East Frisian
Variation of Idde recorded in East Frisia from the 18th to 20th cenutry.
Idset m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Idsert recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Idtsard m East Frisian
Variation of Idsert recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Idtzard m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Idsert recorded in the 15th century in East Frisia.
Ihme m & f East Frisian (Rare)
Variant of East Frisian Ime 2, which is a very shortened form of Germanic names with the element irmin or ermin meaning "big, overwhelming".... [more]
Ihmel m East Frisian
Variation of Ime 2.
Ihmelia f East Frisian
Variation of Ihmel
Ihmelke f East Frisian
Variation of Ihmel.
Ihmelken f East Frisian
Variation of Ihmel.
Ikea f East Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century elaboration of Ike and Ika.
Ikke m & f Low German, East Frisian
Variant of Icke.
Ilcke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Elke recorded from the 15th to 17th century in East Frisia.
Ilke f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Elke recorded as a feminine name in the 16th, 18th and 19th century and as a masculine name from the 15th to 17th century in East Frisia.
Imme f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Ime 2. This given name is more commonly found on females than on males.... [more]
Ine m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing ein such as Einbert.
Ineke f Dutch, Limburgish, German (Rare), East Frisian
Diminutive form of Ine as well as an East Frisian feminine form of masculine Ine.
Inna f East Frisian
Short form of names containing the Germanic name elements agin and ein.
Inse m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Frisian variant form of Ine. Sometimes also said to be a Frisian short form of Germanic names that have Ing for a first element, such as Ingulf... [more]
Inske f & m East Frisian (Archaic)
For boys it's a short version of Ine 5 for girls it's a short version of names containing ine or a feminine version of the male name Ine 5.
Isbet m East Frisian (Archaic)
Containing name elements isarn and beraht.
Iseke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element isarn.
Iseo m East Frisian
Variation of Ise recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.
Iska f East Frisian
Variant of Iske.
Iske f East Frisian, West Frisian
Feminine form of Ise.
Iwerik m East Frisian (Archaic, ?)
Containing name elements iwa and rihhi.
Janbertus m East Frisian
Combination of Jan 1 and Albertus.
Janders m East Frisian
Combination of Jan 1 and Sanders.
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Jarig m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant spelling of Jarich.
Jeike f East Frisian
Variant of Geike.
Jelda f East Frisian
Short form of names that contained the Old Frisian name elements jelda "to pay; to return; to yield; to repay; to owe a dept" or gelda/hjeld "money". The name Jelda was most commonly used in the 16th and 17th centuries and finally revived in the 20th century.
Jeldrik m East Frisian, North Frisian
Derived from Old Frisian jeld "money; sacrifice", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *geldą "reward, gift, money", and from Old Frisian rīke "rich; powerful", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz "mighty".
Jelina f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic elaboration of East Frisian Jela that was recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jelle m & f East Frisian
For boys a version of Gelle and for girls Jela.
Jelte m West Frisian, Dutch, East Frisian
Frisian variant form of Jelle.
Jene m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian short form of Johannes, recorded between the 16th and the 19th centuries.
Jenne m & f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Masculine and feminine (short) form of Johannes.
Jera f Slovene, East Frisian
East Frisian and Slovene short form of Gertruda via another short form, Gera.
Jester f East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian form of Gerswith.
Jillhardus m East Frisian
Latinized variation of Jelhard.
Jit m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian variant form of Ede and Ide.
Jodea f East Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century feminine form of Jodocus.
Joestje f East Frisian
Variation of Joest.
Jolf m East Frisian (Rare)
Contracted form of Joleff.
Jolina f East Frisian
Younger form of Jollina.
Jonne f Dutch, Flemish, West Frisian, East Frisian
Dutch and Frisian variant of Jonna.
Julke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names starting with Jul- such as Julius or Julef.
Julle m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Either a version of Julius or Jurgen.
Kea f East Frisian
Frisian short form of names like Heikea, Elkea and other names ending in -kea.
Keno m North Frisian, East Frisian, German
Frisian short form of Konrad.
Kersten m Low German, East Frisian
Low German variant of Karsten.
Klaasje m & f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Klaas) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Kriehne m East Frisian
Dimintuive of Quirinus.
Krieno m East Frisian
Diminutive of Quirinus.
Krine m East Frisian
Diminutive of Quirinus.
Kune m & f Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch and Frisian, this name is a short form of given names containing the Germanic element kuni meaning "clan, family, kin, race, kind". In other words, you could say that this name is the Dutch and Frisian cognate of Kuno.... [more]
Kunigard f Germanic, East Frisian (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements kuni "clan, family" and gart "enclosure".
Künna f East Frisian
East Frisian short form of Kunigunda.
Kunnike f East Frisian
Diminutive of Kunigunde recorded in East Frisia in the 18th century.
Laard m East Frisian
Short version of Elaard.
Ladeke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Lade.
Laeke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Ladewich.
Laesse m East Frisian
Diminutive of Nikolaus.
Lam m Dutch, German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of names that have land for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Lambert is a good example of that.
Lartidt m East Frisian
Variation of Lautet.
Laue m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laurentius.
Lauke m & f East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.
Lauko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Laue.
Lautet m East Frisian
Short version of Lauwert.
Leefke f Low German, East Frisian
Derived from Low German leefke "darling", which looks similar to its Limburgish equivalent leeveke and Dutch liefje. See also the name Leve, of which this name can be seen as a feminine form of.
Leeko m East Frisian
Variation of Leko.
Leko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Taleke.
Lenharda f East Frisian
Variant of Lenhard a variant of Lenard.
Leve m East Frisian
East Frisian form of Leeuwe.
Levke f East Frisian, German
Younger form of Leefke and feminine form of Leve.
Liudwardus m East Frisian (Archaic)
Contains name elements liut "people" and ward "protector".
Loise f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian name of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an elaboration of Lois 1 and a variant of Louise.... [more]
Lomina f East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Archaic)
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Lome.
Louvis m East Frisian
East Frisian variant of Lowis and Provençal variant of Louïs.
Loy m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names with the name element liut recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Lübbe m & f Low German, East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian and Low German form of Liutbert.
Lubbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names whose first element was derived from laifa (see Bernlef), liut (see Liutgar) or liub (see Liubwin)... [more]
Lübbo m East Frisian (Rare), Low German (Rare)
East Frisian and Low German variant of Liutbert, compare also Lübbe.
Lucca f East Frisian
Variant of Lukke recorded in the 18th and 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Luccea f East Frisian
Variation of Lucca (East Frisian) using the popular suffix cea/kea.
Ludeken m East Frisian (Archaic)
Diminutive of names containing the element liud "people", recorded between the 1400s and 1600s.
Luitjen m East Frisian
East Frisian variant of Lütjen.
Luke m & f East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element liut.
Lukke f East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element liut and the diminutive suffix -ke recorded from the 16th to 19th centuries in East Frisia.
Lüko m East Frisian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the element liud- "people".
Lutje m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element liut.
Macco m East Frisian (Archaic)
Younger form of Makko, first recorded in the 1500s and eventually faded into oblivion in the 1700s.
Makko m Medieval German, East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of Markward, recorded in the 11th century.
Marek m East Frisian (Modern)
Masculine form (backformation) of Mareka.
Mareka f East Frisian
East Frisian diminutive of Maria.
Mareko m East Frisian (Rare)
Masculine form of Mareka.
Martje f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian, Dutch
Dutch short form of Martha and Martina, as well as the Frisian form for those names.
Marx m Medieval German, East Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, English (American, Modern, Rare), Alsatian (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Alsatian and East Frisian short form of Marcus, recorded numerous times in the Rhineland region of what is now Germany in the early 16th century, as well as in East Frisia in the same time period.... [more]
Meena f East Frisian
Feminine form of Meeno.
Meeno m East Frisian
Variant of Meno.
Meik m German, East Frisian, North Frisian
This name is either a phonetic German spelling of the English name Mike or a Frisian short form of names beginning in Mein- like Meinhard.
Menna f Welsh, Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Mena in countries where that name is used (i.e., Germany, Netherlands, Mena being a German/Dutch diminutive of various names beginning with Mein, such as Meinhild, where the meaning is "strength"), but Menna is also used regularly in Wales in modern times... [more]
Meno m East Frisian
Short form of names beginning with Old High German name element megin, magan "strength, might, power" (compare Menno).
Minus m English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.... [more]
Nane m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Frisian masculine form of Nan.
Nanne m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant of Nane, which in turn is a derivative of Nan.
Nante m East Frisian
East Frisian short form of Ferdinand.
Nantje f & m East Frisian
Diminutive of Nan 1.
Neela f East Frisian, West Frisian, Finnish
East and West Frisian variant of Neele and Finnish form of Nela.
Neele f German, Dutch, East Frisian
Variant of Nele.... [more]
Neelke f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian, Flemish
Diminutive of Cornelia via its short form Neele. As an East Frisian name it was recorded from the 1500s onwards.
Noena f East Frisian, West Frisian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Germanic name element nand "daring, brave", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *nanþaz "daring", used as a given name in its own right.
Nolte m East Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic short form of Arnold, in use between the 1500s and 1600s.
Nona f East Frisian
Variant of Noena.
Nonke f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
The name is a variation of Nonne using the diminutive suffix -ke.
Nonne m & f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
A variation of the name Nanne.... [more]
Nontje f & m East Frisian (Rare)
The name is a variation of Nonne 2 using the diminutive suffix -tje.
Occa f East Frisian
Variant of Okka.
Ocka f East Frisian
Variant of Okka.
Ocko m East Frisian
Variant of Okko.
Offe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have od for a first element, and of which the second element starts with an "f." The name Otfried is a good example of that.
Oke m East Frisian, West Frisian
Northern German diminutive of Oskar and Frisian short form of Germanic names beginning with the element od or ot (like Odger and Otmar).
Okka f East Frisian
Shortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element od "heritage, wealth".