East Frisian Submitted Names

East Frisian names are used in East Frisia in northwestern Germany. See also about Frisian Names.
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Okke m & f East Frisian
Shortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element od "heritage, wealth".
Okko m East Frisian
Shortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element od "heritage, wealth".
Ommo m East Frisian, German
Old High German: ot = property, wealth; mair = known, respected, famous... [more]
One m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain an element that was derived from (or shares the same root with) Old High German unnan "to grant, to allow, to yield."
Onne m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of One.
Pea f East Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Truncated form of names that end in -pea such as Ampea or Poppea. This name has been in use since the 19th century.
Phenenna f Biblical, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Latin, East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Archaic)
Form of Peninnah used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (English) as well as the Nova Vulgata (Latin) and some 16th-century editions of the Dutch Bible.... [more]
Poet m East Frisian (Archaic)
As an East Frisian name, Poet is a short form of names containing the element boto "messenger", for example Boeterich.... [more]
Quirinck m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Quirin recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.
Rabe m East Frisian (Archaic)
A short form of Radbod. It coincides in spelling and pronunciation with modern German word Rabe "raven".
Raik m German, East Frisian
Variant form of Reik.
Reik m Low German, East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty". This element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Also, this name can be compared with the Dutch name Rijk.
Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.
Reinert m West Frisian, East Frisian, German
Frisian and German form of Reinhard.
Remmer m Low German, East Frisian
East Frisian and Low German form of Reimar
Renna f Dutch (Rare), East Frisian
Feminine form of Renno.
Rewerd m East Frisian
Formed from the Frisian name elements RÊD "advice, council" and WARD "to guard".
Rewerdina f East Frisian
Feminine form of Rewerd.
Rewerdine f East Frisian
Feminine form of Rewerd.
Richel m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Rickel, last recorded in the 1700s.
Riklef m East Frisian, North Frisian
East Frisian and/or North Frisian form of Ryklef.
Rinke m & f West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
Masculine and feminine form of Rinne, with the diminutive suffix ke included.
Roelf m Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Contracted form of Rudolf and/or Roelof.
Römer m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Rodmar coincidentally also the german word for roman.
Ruurd m West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Ruerd, though it is the most common of the two nowadays (with over a thousand bearers).
Schweder m East Frisian, Frisian
Derived from Old Saxon swîth "strong" and either heri "army" or hard (cognate of Old Frisian herd) "hardy; brave".
Schweer m East Frisian
Contracted form of Schweder, first recorded in the 1400s.... [more]
Sedea f Faroese (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names containing the element side "custom, habit; manner". This name also saw some usage on the Faroe Islands.
Sibe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of masculine names that have sigu or sigis for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Sibald and Sibert are good examples of that.
Siebo m West Frisian, East Frisian
Variant form of Sibe.
Sikko m West Frisian, East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Sikke. Also compare Sico.
Sine m & f East Frisian, West Frisian, North Frisian, Norwegian
Short form of Germanic given names that contain the element sinths meaning "way, path", such as Chlodosind, Rudesind (see Rosendo) and Sindbald... [more]
Sönke m Low German, East Frisian, North Frisian
Low German and North Frisian diminutive of Sören.... [more]
Sonnka f East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian feminine form of Sönke.
Sünje f Low German, East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian diminutive form of Sünne.
Sünke f Low German, East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian diminutive form of Sünne.
Sünne m & f East Frisian, North Frisian, Low German
As a Frisian name, this name is a variant form of Sine (unisex) and Sunna (feminine). But as a Low German name, it is strictly feminine and a short form of Gesine via its earlier short form Sine.
Sünneke f Low German, East Frisian
Low German and East Frisian diminutive form of Sünne. Also compare Sonnika.
Swantje f East Frisian, German
Pet form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element suan meaning "swan", such as Swanhild and Swanaburg.
Syke m East Frisian
Variant of Sieke.
Taalke f East Frisian
Diminutive of Tale.
Tabo m East Frisian, Dutch
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Middle High German diet (both of which mean "people") for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Dietbald and Theudebert are good examples of that.
Taje m East Frisian (Rare)
East Frisian short form of names that contain the element thiad- "people".
Tale m & f West Frisian, Norwegian, East Frisian
As a masculine name in Friesland, this name is usually a short form of names containing the Old High Germanic element adal "noble." But in Scandinavia, it is often a variant form of Tole... [more]
Talea f German (Modern, Rare), East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Tale which, in recent years, has also found some usage in general German naming.
Taleia f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
17th and 18th-century Frisian elaboration of Tale.
Talida f East Frisian
An East Frisian form of Adelheid, compare Tale.
Taline f East Frisian
East Frisian diminutive and elaboration of Tale.
Tammes m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Tammo, used in the 17th century.
Tana f East Frisian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tanne.
Tane m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc, such as Dankmar.
Tanea f East Frisian
19th-century elaboration of Tana.
Tanne f & m West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Tane, which is a Frisian short form of names that contain the Germanic element thanc "thought", such as Thancmar.
Tee m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Tehe coincidentally also the german word for tea.
Tehe m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of names with the name element diota such as Diether.
Teletta f East Frisian
Diminutive of Tela or Tale.
Thade m East Frisian
East Frisian short form of names containing the name element þeudō "people".
Theske f East Frisian
Feminine form of Thes.
Tiba f East Frisian
East Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element þeudō "people" followed by a name element containing the letter b, e.g. burg "protection; protected place".
Tibeta f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Tiba. It saw some usage between the 16th and 19th centuries.
Tida f East Frisian
East Frisian short form of names starting with the Germanic name element þeudō "people".
Tiele m Dutch, West Frisian, Low German, East Frisian
Dutch, West Frisian and Low German form of Till.
Tiete f & m East Frisian, West Frisian
Variation of Tiede.
Tjade m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have Gothic thiuda or Old Frisian thiad (both of which mean "people") for a first element.
Tjado m East Frisian
Variant of Tjade.
Tjark m West Frisian, East Frisian
Short form of Tjarderik, which is the Frisian form of Theodoric. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch rower Tjark de Vries (b. 1965).
Toennies m Low German, East Frisian
Archaic short form of Antonius. The forms using the umlaut, Tönjes and Tönnies, are still occasionally found.
Ubba m East Frisian (?)
Possibly a variation of Udalbert.
Ubbe m East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element od meaning "property".
Ubbea f East Frisian (?), Swedish (?)
Possibly a variation of Ubbe.
Ubbo m East Frisian
Variation of Udalbert.
Udde f & m East Frisian, West Frisian
Short form of names containing the West Frankish name element aud (High German ot) "wealth, fortune".
Udea f East Frisian
Clearly feminine form of Udde.
Upke f & m East Frisian
Variant of Ubbe.
Waalke m East Frisian
An East Frisian short form of names beginning in Wal- (derived from the Germanic name element walt "to rule").... [more]
Weda f East Frisian
Feminine short form of names containing the Germanic name element WID "wood".
Weike f & m East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names with one of the first name elements wig "war, battle" or wih "consecration".
Wibe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German wîg "warrior" or Gothic vilja "will, desire." Also, the second element of those names starts with a "b", e.g. Wibrand and Wilbert.
Wibren m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Wibern, an ancient Germanic given name which was often encountered as a variant form of Wigbern and Witubern... [more]
Willm m East Frisian, Low German
Variant spelling of Wilm.
Wilm m East Frisian, Low German
East Frisian and Low German short form of Wilhelm.
Wolfert m West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Frisian and medieval Dutch form of Wolfhard.
Wolke f & m German, West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element valdan "to reign" (practically the same as wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century... [more]
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.
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]