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Frisian names

#♂Name Meaning
1 ♂Olgerwolf
2 ♂ReintAdvice, counsel
3 ♂RenkoAdvice, counsel
4 ♂RennoAdvice, counsel
5 ♂RenseAdvice, counsel
6 ♂RenzeAdvice, counsel
7 ♂Riemerfame
8 ♂RienMan of the sea
9 ♂RienkAdvice, counsel
10 ♀RienkeAdvice, counsel
11 ♂RientAdvice, counsel
12 ♂RientsAdvice, counsel
13 ♂ReinkoAdvice, counsel
14 ♂ReinderStrong Advisor
15 ♂ReinAdvice, counsel
16 ♂OlleHeir
17 ♂OnneThe generous
18 ♂OnnoThe generous
19 ♂Ottefrom the road
20 ♀Picorock
21 ♂Piekerock
22 ♂Pikerock
23 ♂PiterRock
24 ♂PomRome
25 ♀PommeRome
26 ♂Pykerock
27 ♀Rikstpowerful, significantly
28 ♀RimWhite antelope
29 ♂Rudmerfame
30 ♂Sakefight
31 ♀SaskeAppears in Friesland and Groningen
32 ♀Seijavictory, victory
33 ♂Seijevictory, victory
34 ♂SenneMajestic
35 ♂SenoMajestic
36 ♂Sibevictory, victory
37 ♂Siccovictory, victory
38 ♂Sicovictory, victory
39 ♂SiebeVictory
40 ♂RommeRome
41 ♂RomkeRome
42 ♀Rixtepowerful, significantly
43 ♀Rimkefame
44 ♂Rimmerfame
45 ♂RindertMighty and brave or strong statement
46 ♂RinkAdvice, counsel
47 ♂RinkeAdvice, counsel
48 ♂RinseAdvice, counsel
49 ♀RinskeCounselor
50 ♂RintjeAdvice, counsel
51 ♂RintseAdvice, counsel
52 ♂RinzeAdvice, counsel
53 ♀Rixtpowerful, significantly
54 ♂Siedsvictory, victory
55 ♂JorrenAppears in Friesland
56 ♀LemkeForest
57 ♂Lieuweglorious war hero
58 ♀LiskeDedicated to god
59 ♀Lobkepeople
60 ♀LoekeAppears in Friesland
61 ♂Loetpeople
62 ♂LolkeAppears in Friesland
63 ♂Ludepeople
64 ♀Lukkepeople
65 ♀Lummiepeople
66 ♂Lutepeople
67 ♀Klaskevictor by the people, loved by all
68 ♀Kenno
69 ♀KennaBeautiful
70 ♂JorrinBoer
71 ♂Jorritever
72 ♂JorrytStrong or brave as a boar
73 ♂JortStrong or brave as a boar
74 ♀Joucke(Bow) Yew
75 ♂Jouke(Arc) Yew Wood
76 ♀Joukje
77 ♂JurnFri. form Everwijn (cf. also Jorn)
78 ♂JurritStrong or brave as a boar
79 ♂Karsanointed
80 ♂Karstanointed
81 ♀Lutskepeople
82 ♀LykeAngel
83 ♀MinkeShort form of names with the Germanic tribe "Megin (strength, power)
84 ♂Monseguardian, (hand)
85 ♀Nameventuring, brave
86 ♂Nancoservice, grace
87 ♀Nanjaventuring, brave
88 ♂NanneYahweh is gracious
89 ♀NienkeClean / pure, Merciful / or other lovely names that end with ina
90 ♀Ninkeclean or pure
91 ♀Nintskeclean or pure
92 ♀NynkeClean / pure, Merciful / or other lovely names that end with ina
93 ♂Obbe
94 ♂Minkpower, strength
95 ♀Mijntjepower, strength
96 ♀Mijkeshapely clean
97 ♀Lytskepeople
98 ♂MaicoMkracht, strength
99 ♂Maikopower, strength
100 ♀Marritshapely clean
101 ♂Meijepower, strength
102 ♀Meijkepower, strength
103 ♀Meikeshapely clean
104 ♂Meinepower, strength
105 ♂Meintepower, strength
106 ♀Meintjepower, strength
107 ♀Meykemarjoram (herb). Also known as Marjoram Herb Sausage or
108 ♂OleWhat remains of the forefathers
109 ♂SiemeAppears in Friesland
110 ♂TjeerdProtector of the people
111 ♂WesselArmy defender
112 ♂Wiardbattle
113 ♂Wibewillpower
114 ♂Wibocombatant
115 ♂WicherArmy
116 ♂WickWarrior for a booty
117 ♂Widewide, far
118 ♀Wiebwillpower
119 ♂Wiebecombatant
120 ♂Wiebrenbear
121 ♀Wiekeglorious war hero
122 ♀WendelaWanders
123 ♂WanderWinkler calls this a deformity of Warner. This would have gone through Warnder, with reduction from r to Wander. The following points are apparent, this is probably true: Wernder, Hiking, Walking = Wernar, Bommelerwaard circa 1600, Wander, Waender, = Wendel Werner, Ewijk (Gld.), 18th century. The name came up in the last century in Dinxperlo. See also Werner.
124 ♂Vospeople, soldiers
125 ♂Tjerkruler or powerful
126 ♂Tjerryprotector of the people
127 ♂Tjesseprotector of the people
128 ♀Tjetjeprotector of the people
129 ♂Tjibbepeople
130 ♂Tjiddeprotector of the people
131 ♂Tjitteprotector of the people
132 ♂Tjommepeople
133 ♂TsjallingAppears in Friesland
134 ♂TsjerkAppears in Friesland
135 ♂Volkertthe strong among the people
136 ♀WienekeFriend, Dove
137 ♀Wiepwillpower
138 ♂WytzeAppears in Friesland
139 ♀YanouYahweh is gracious
140 ♀YardVariant spelling of Jard.
141 ♂YdeAppears in Friesland
142 ♂YesseYahweh is
143 ♀Yfkearcher
144 ♀Ykehe will laugh
145 ♀YnskeName of a king
146 ♂YnzeName of a king
147 ♂YpeComing from Frisian names
148 ♀YtsjeAppears in Friesland
149 ♀Wytskewide, far
150 ♂WytseAppears in Friesland
151 ♂Wybrenbear
152 ♀Wiepkewillpower
153 ♂Wiertbattle
154 ♀WietekeAppears in Friesland
155 ♂Wietsewide, far
156 ♂WietzeWhite
157 ♂Wilrikwillpower
158 ♀WinnekeAppears in Friesland
159 ♀Wiskegood
160 ♂Wissegood
161 ♂Wolkewolf
162 ♂Wybecombatant
163 ♂Yvoarcher
164 ♂Sietsevictory, victory
165 ♂SjirkPowerful
166 ♀SjoerdjeVictory
167 ♂SjoukeMacbeth
168 ♀SjoukjeMacbeth
169 ♂Sybvictory, victory
170 ♂Sybevictory, victory
171 ♂Sybrenbear
172 ♂SylWooded
173 ♀SylkeGhost
174 ♂Sytsevictory, victory
175 ♀Sytskevictory, victory
176 ♀Siwardguardian, guardian
177 ♀SitseThe victory joy
178 ♂Sipkevictory, victory
179 ♀Sietskevictory, victory
180 ♀SietyThe victory joy
181 ♂SietzeThe victory joy
182 ♂SieuwerdMacbeth
183 ♀SieuwkeMacbeth
184 ♂Sijevictory, victory
185 ♀Sijtjevictory, victory
186 ♂Sikkeverlatijnst
187 ♀SiljeGhost
188 ♀SinenGod is with us
189 ♂Sipvictory, victory
190 ♂Sytzevictory, victory
191 ♀TabeaGazelle
192 ♂Tiemepeople
193 ♂TiemenMan of the people
194 ♂TijeGift from God
195 ♀Tikaprotector of the people
196 ♀Tikoprotector of the people
197 ♂Tjadeprotector of the people
198 ♀TjalieAppears in Friesland
199 ♂TjalleFrisian name. Tweestammige shortening Germanic names thiad'volk-'(see diet-) with the second paragraph may-guts (guts-see).
200 ♂TjallingAppears in Friesland
201 ♀Tjardaverlatijnst
202 ♂Tjardoverlatijnst
203 ♂Tidoprotector of the people
204 ♂Tiddeprotector of the people
205 ♂Ticoprotector of the people
206 ♂Taekeprotector of the people
207 ♂Takeprotector of the people
208 ♂TakoHeart
209 ♂Teakeprotector of the people
210 ♂TeijeGift from God
211 ♀Teskeprotector of the people
212 ♂ThimonHonor, Pride
213 ♀ThymonHonor, Pride
214 ♂Tibbepeople
215 ♂Tibepeople
216 ♂Tibopeople
217 ♂TjebbeReduction of Germanic names with Diet (people) whose second tribe began with "b" for example "Behrt" (bright, brilliant, brilliant)
218 ♂Jorreever
219 ♀DouwinaPigeon
220 ♀Fardoupeace protection
221 ♂Feiepeace, protection
222 ♂Feikepeace
223 ♀Feikjepeace, protection
224 ♂Feitsepeace, protection
225 ♀FemShortened form of Eufemia or feminine form of Femme (Friesland).
226 ♀FemmaAppears in Ost-Friesland
227 ♀FenkeCourageous protector
228 ♀Fennesecurity, courageous protector
229 ♀Fennekesecurity, courageous protector
230 ♀Fenniesecurity, courageous protector
231 ♀Fardaupeace protection
232 ♀FamkeAppears in Friesland
233 ♂Falkoglossy
234 ♂Ducowolf
235 ♂Durkpowerful among the people
236 ♂Ebelever
237 ♂EddoWealthy guardian
238 ♂EdiWealth protector
239 ♂EdoShort form of names with the Germanic tribe "Adal" (noble)
240 ♀Eekesword
241 ♂Eizesword
242 ♀Ekesword
243 ♂Esegods
244 ♂Fakeglossy
245 ♂Fennosecurity, courageous protector
246 ♀Fennysecurity, courageous protector
247 ♀GeartsjeStrong with the spear
248 ♀Geekethose familiar with the spear
249 ♀Geeskethose familiar with the spear
250 ♀Gekespear
251 ♀GiskeAppears in Friesland
252 ♂Gjaltvalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
253 ♂Goosfriend
254 ♂Gossefriend
255 ♂Haayeverlatijnst
256 ♂Haicoverlatijnst
257 ♂Haijeverlatijnst
258 ♂Gaukeoccupant of a shire, region
259 ♀Froukjefirst wife, mistress
260 ♀FroukeMistress / wife
261 ♀Fieppeace, protection
262 ♂Foekepeople, soldiers
263 ♀Fokelienpeople, soldiers
264 ♀Fokjepeople, soldiers
265 ♂Fokkewilling, subservient
266 ♂Folkertthe strong among the people, army
267 ♂Foppegorgeous, shiny, radiant
268 ♂FrankeAppears in Friesland
269 ♀FraukeLittle Women
270 ♀Fraukjefirst wife, mistress
271 ♂FrisoThe Fries
272 ♂HankeGod is reconciling
273 ♀AfkeAppears in Friesland
274 ♂Baukestrong
275 ♀Baukjestrong
276 ♂Bendertstrong and brave as a bear
277 ♀BentheThe blessed
278 ♀Biekebend, bow
279 ♂Binneson of happiness
280 ♀BleikeAppears in Friesland
281 ♀BlykeProbably a variant of Bleiken.
282 ♂Bonekill
283 ♂Bonnebenefactor
284 ♂Bonnokill
285 ♂BaueA highly abbreviated and distorted in the child's mouth Germanic names, possible or Bavo Bovo, Buo (compare Old High German Buobo = Du. Bube).
286 ♀AukjeThe origin of this name is uncertain, a nurse name (name of the child's mouth is created and later was an official name),
287 ♀AukelienAppears in Friesland
288 ♂AikoLittle Loved One
289 ♀AkkeSword
290 ♀Akkeliensword
291 ♀AlkeNobility, noble
292 ♂AllertAppears in Friesland
293 ♀AmelEenstammige Germanic names with shorter-`amal efforts (in battle) '(see amel-). Compare Amal Fried, Amalia, Ame and Amelrik. Frisian name in Lexmond (South Holland). Formerly called more widespread, compare city Hamelinsbrugge (West-Vla.), 1072: Amelini pontem.
294 ♀AmkeEagle
295 ♂AncoAppears in Friesland
296 ♂Assenes (sespeer)
297 ♂AtzeAdel / noble
298 ♂AukeThe origin of this name is uncertain, a nurse name (name of the child's mouth is created and later was an official name),
299 ♂Bosseder Böse
300 ♂Boukestrong
301 ♀Dieuwertjeprotector of the people
302 ♀Dieuwkepeople
303 ♀Diewkepeople
304 ♀Dillefrom the road
305 ♂Djoerdprotector of the people
306 ♀Djokepeople
307 ♀Djuraprecious, precious, exquisite
308 ♂Djurreprecious, precious, exquisite
309 ♂DoukPigeon
310 ♀DoutsenPigeon
311 ♀DoutzenPigeon
312 ♂Dieuwertprotector of the people
313 ♂Dieuwepeople
314 ♀Diesprotector of the people
315 ♀Boukjestrong
316 ♂BouweAppears in Friesland and Groningen
317 ♀Bouwinafighter
318 ♂Boye(Ge) offer
319 ♂Boyke(Ge) offer
320 ♂DauweSouth Du. shortened version of David or Douwe (Frisian).
321 ♀Detteprotector of the people
322 ♀Didekeprotector of the people
323 ♀Diedeprotector of the people
324 ♀Diekeruler King
325 ♂Diekoprotector of the people
326 ♂DouweDove
327 ♀Harjo
328 ♀JellekeValue, retaliation
329 ♀JentsjeYahweh is gracious
330 ♂JerreShort form of Germanic names with the stem form "Heri" with the meaning "army"
331 ♀JescaAppears in Friesland
332 ♀JescoYahweh is
333 ♀JeskaYahweh is
334 ♀JeskeKoovorm of "Ese" with the meaning "God"
335 ♀Jetskehomeland, power, ruler
336 ♂JibbeFrisian name. Compare Gib, Gabe and Gebben (g / j-changing).
337 ♀JikkeHe grabbed the heel, He will protect
338 ♀JikkieHe grabbed the heel, He will protect
339 ♀JildauAppears in Friesland
340 ♀JenteGod is gracious
341 ♀JenskeYahweh is gracious
342 ♂JenseYahweh is gracious
343 ♀JellicaValue, retaliation
344 ♀JellieValue, retaliation
345 ♀JellienValue, retaliation
346 ♀Jellyvalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
347 ♂JelmarRenowned for nobility
348 ♂JelmerRenowned for nobility
349 ♀Jelskevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
350 ♂Jeltevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
351 ♀JeltienValue, retaliation
352 ♀JeltineValue, retaliation
353 ♀Jeltjevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
354 ♂Jildertretribution
355 ♀Jildouholy
356 ♀JitskeNoble
357 ♀JitteWealthy guardian
358 ♂JitzeWealthy guardian
359 ♂Joartever
360 ♂JolleFrisian name. In the southwest corner of the form Jelle.
361 ♂Jorkever
362 ♂JornFarmer
363 ♀JornaFriend ever, Country Worker
364 ♂JorneAppears in Friesland
365 ♀JorniFriend ever, Country Worker
366 ♀JornickFriend ever, Country Worker
367 ♂JitseWealthy guardian
368 ♂JitsWealthy guardian
369 ♂Jissegods
370 ♀Jilkevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
371 ♂Jillevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
372 ♂Jilleskid
373 ♂Jilliskid
374 ♀JinkeYahweh is gracious
375 ♂JinneFrisian name. See Ine and One.
376 ♀JinteSee Ine and Ene
377 ♂JipGiving, hospitable
378 ♂JippeAppears in Friesland
379 ♂Jiskgods
380 ♀Jiskegods
381 ♂JornyFriend of the ever
382 ♂HarkeMr / Army
383 ♀Hinkeruler King
384 ♂HotseHour, time
385 ♂HotzeHour, time
386 ♂Hylkebattle
387 ♀Hymkebattle
388 ♂IbeComing from Frisian names
389 ♂IboComing from Frisian names
390 ♂IdsAppears in Friesland
391 ♂Idsartstrong with the sword
392 ♂IdseAppears in Friesland
393 ♂Idsertstrong with the sword
394 ♂Hindrikruler King
395 ♀Hillybattle
396 ♀Hilliebattle
397 ♂HarreAppears in Friesland
398 ♂HaycoHedge / fence / fenced place
399 ♂Hayoverlatijnst
400 ♀HeikeHome leader
401 ♂Hennoruler King
402 ♂HerkeAppears in Friesland and Ost-Friesland
403 ♂HerreAppears in Friesland
404 ♂HesselAppears in Friesland, eg on Terschelling and Urk.
405 ♂HetteAppears in Friesland and Groningen, Westerkwartier
406 ♂Hildertstrong in the fight
407 ♂Hillebattle
408 ♀IekeGift
409 ♂Iesice
410 ♂Jardispear
411 ♀Jardospear
412 ♂Jauke
413 ♂JeenAppears in Friesland
414 ♀Jeikevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
415 ♂JelcoValue, retaliation
416 ♂Jeldertretribution
417 ♂JelgerFrisian name. From Ethel-ger, see Alger.
418 ♀JelkaTorch
419 ♂Jelkevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice
420 ♂JelkoValue, retaliation
421 ♂Jardspear
422 ♂Jappiehe heel grip
423 ♂Jappetreasurer
424 ♂Ilconobility, noble
425 ♀ImkeShort form of names with the Germanic tribe "Irmin" (large, great), whole, comprehensive
426 ♀Inkeclean or pure
427 ♀Iseice
428 ♀Izesun
429 ♀Jaikearcher
430 ♀JankeAppears in Friesland
431 ♂JanouYahweh is gracious
432 ♀JanoukYahweh is gracious
433 ♀JanouxYahweh is gracious
434 ♀Japkehe heel grip
435 ♂Jellevalue, payment, retribution, sacrifice


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