Limburgish names are used in the Limburg region, which straddles the border between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. See also about Limburgish names.
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BeppiefDutch, Limburgish Diminutive of Bep. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Beppie Melissen (b. 1951) and the Limburgish singer Beppie Kraft (b. 1946).
CiskafDutch, Limburgish Dutch and Limburgish short form for both Francisca and Franciska - one could also label it a variant spelling for Cisca (though out of the two, Ciska is certainly the most common).
Doorf & mDutch, Limburgish Dutch and Limburgish variant form of Dora (when borne by a female bearer) or a short form of Isidoor or Theodoor (when borne by a male bearer).
Doorkef & mLimburgish Limburgish diminutive form of Door. Although seen on both genders, it is most often used on females.
HainmMedieval German, Limburgish (Rare) Short form of Hainrich, which still survives in Limburgish (specifically the dialect of Kerkrade, which is located on the border with Germany).... [more]
HarmDutch (Rare), Limburgish Short form of the French name Henri, which is primarily used in the Dutch province of Limburg. In practice, the name is also used on bearers of related names, such as Harie, Harry, Hendrik and Henricus.
Jokef & mDutch, German (Rare), Limburgish Diminutive of Jo, as it contains the diminutive suffix -ke. It is also possible that there are cases where the name is a contraction of Johanneke.
Joskem & fDutch, Flemish, Limburgish When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Jos) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -ke to the original name... [more]
LinsmLimburgish Originally a short form of Lerins, which is an archaic Limburgian form of Laurence 1. It is now used as a short form for the related names Laurens and Laurentius, and sometimes also for the unrelated name Leonardus.
MimiefDutch, Limburgish Dutch and Limburgish pet form of Maria and Marie; sometimes it is also found as a deliberate different spelling of Mimi.
Monm & fDutch, Flemish, Limburgish, Spanish Short form of given names that contain mon. In Dutch, Flemish and Limburgish, where the name is strictly masculine, that will often be Edmond and Simon 1... [more]
MriefLimburgish (Rare) Variant of Merie, which has also seen some use in the neighbouring Dutch province of North Brabant.
Niesm & fDutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare) In Dutch, Frisian and Limburgish, Nies is predominantly a masculine given name. For the Dutch, it is a variant form of Nijs (which has a different pronunciation), while for the Frisians, it is a variant spelling of Nys (which has the same pronunciation)... [more]
PaummLimburgish (Archaic) Medieval Limburgish variant of Palm, which was likely influenced by Old French paume meaning "palm" and paumier meaning "palmer" (as in, a medieval Christian pilgrim).... [more]
PeulmLimburgish (Rare) Limburgish form of Paulus (see Paul). It has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the existence of the patronymic surname Peulen, which is still primarily prevalent in the Limburgish language area.
PeummLimburgish (Archaic) Medieval Limburgish variant of Palm. It likely came about via its other variant Paum, as -au- is known to shift to -eu- in some parts of the Limburgish language area... [more]
Pleuniem & fDutch, Limburgish In Limburgish, Pleunie is a diminutive form of Pleun (a pet form of Apollonia) and is thus strictly used on females. It is different in Dutch, however, where Pleunie used on a female is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pleun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix ie to the original name... [more]
Seefkef & mDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare) Diminutive of Seef. This name is predominantly feminine, but has occasionally informally been used on men (especially in Limburg, because diminutives ending in -ke are common for both sexes there).
TofmDutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare) Short form of Christoffel and Christophorus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word tof meaning "cool" as well as "nice, pleasant", which is ultimately derived from Hebrew טוֹב (tov) meaning "good".... [more]