Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Friesland

Frisian names are similar to those of the rest of the Netherlands but some different forms occur. Many of these are taken from a poem printed in the 'Ostfriesche Nachrichten'.

Male

Aalef Berend Bohle
Boje Bonne Borchert
Borjes Bouke Broder
Brune Brunte Casjen
Cozard Danje Decke
Detlef, Tjalf Dicke Dirk, Tjark
Dodo Dorjes Ecke
Ede Edzard (Eckehard) Ee
Eggo Ehren Eicke
Eicko Eielt Eiffe
Eilert Emme Engelke
Enne Enno Esdert
Eteus Eute Eve
Evert Fehde Fiehe
Fiepto Focke Foke
Folkert Freert Frerich
Garbrand Garrelt Gerrit, Garrit, Geerd, Geertt
Joris, Joren, Jurg (George) Geffe Geike
Gerjet Girk Haat
Habbe Habbo Hano
Harber Harm Hauwe
Hedlef Heine Hemmo
Hene Henffen Henko
Hennsmann Hibbe Hibbo
Hilfert Himel Hinrich
Hootje Ifebrand Ihmel
Jabbe Jabbo Janto
Jarto Jelde Jellrich
Jellste Jibbe Jibbo
Jilde Julf Jurke
Kai Klaes Koert
Koob Krino Lammert
Leert Liebte Loert
Louth Lubbert Luhre
Luppe Lutet Lutjen
Mamme Mehme Meiel
Meimert Meine Melchert
Melmer Meme Menke
Menne Mennte Meus
Mimke Nanno Ocke
Odo Oltmann Onke
Onne Onno Onntje
Ottig Otto Poppe
Poppens Pupt Reipert
Remert Remier Remmer
Renko Rickert Roolf
Sede Seven Siebrand
Siefke Sikke pet from of Sig- names Sjamme
Soke Staas (Anastasius) Steffen
Stielf Suntje Sweert
Swirt Swittert Tamme
Tardu Tato Tebbe
Tettrino Thaleus Thee
Thilko Tiele Tinnelt
Antonius Tone, Tönjes Ubben Ucke
Uelert Uidt Ulert
Ulfert Ulpt Uno
Untel Uptet Watje
Weert Weffel Weinert
Weintje Wene Wenert
Wiebrand Wiebt Wilcke
Wilko Wirtje Wobias
Woltje Zebe Zobe
Uwe    

Female

Aafte Aalfte Aaltje
Abte Almt Almuth
Amke Annke Antje
Barber Bartje Baufte
Bauke Becke Bena
Berenda Bete Betje
Bilda Boke Boukje
Brechtje Dever Diene
Dirtje Eimde Ejte
Elmerich Elske Engle
Feentje Feike Sofie, Fieke
Focktje Gebke Geelte
Geerta, Gesa, Geertke, Geertje, Gertje Geske Margriet, Gretje, Grietje
Silke Harmke Haute
Hemke Hiemke Hientje
Hilka Hilke Hille
Hinte Imte Infe
Jantje Jeike Jellfte
Jenningtje Jilfte Kea
Knellste Lamke Lientje
Lieste Lootje Lubje
Lubke Lumka Lumke
Maria, Maike, Maiken Manna Meemte
Meifte Meite Mientje
Mina Moder Moderte
Ockje Olligtie Peta
Petje Rante Reenste
Reeste Reimerich Rerte
Reta Rieke Rinne
Rinnett Roste Samke
Sarke Sieber Sieverte
Sina Sjante Soberich
Stientje Stina Sunna
Swantje Tatje Tede
Thalke Thea Theeste
Tiede Tina Tjabbend
Tjalde Tonna Truda
True Wea Weertje
Wemke Wendel Wibke
Wiemda Wilmke Wocbke
Wubcke Wumke Zwaante dim of names with 'swan'


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

Copies may be made for personal use only.


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