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'.
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 |
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.