Dutch Baby Names
186 Dutch names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Dutch Girl Names
Brooklynn#488 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Brooklyn, from the New York borough name derived from Dutch 'Breukelen' (me▶Holland#550 in the U.S.From the Dutch region name Holland, derived from Old Dutch holt ('wood') or hol ('hollow, low-l▶Skyler#671 in the U.S.Anglicized form of Dutch Schuyler, from Dutch schuylen meaning to take shelter or give shelter;▶Mariel#893 in the U.S.Dutch and German diminutive of Maria, itself from Hebrew Miryam; the meaning of Mary is debated▶Skyla#986 in the U.S.Variant of Skylar, from Dutch schuyler meaning scholar or shelter, combined with the feminine -▶Harlem#1298 in the U.S.Home on wooded land; from the Dutch city Haarlem▶Petra#1486 in the U.S.feminine form of Peter, from Greek petra meaning "stone, rock"▶Marissa#1495 in the U.S.Elaborated form of Marisa/Maris, from Latin 'maris' (of the sea), linked to the epithet 'stella▶Marlie#1580 in the U.S.A modern spelling variant of Marley, an English place-name and surname meaning 'pleasant wood' ▶Annabel#1601 in the U.S.Lovable; later read as 'grace' plus 'beautiful'▶Storm#1621 in the U.S.Storm, tempest▶Elly#1727 in the U.S.Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen, or Elizabeth. Eleanor/Ellen (from Helen) carry the sense 'light, ▶Tess#1784 in the U.S.Summer▶Sarina#1795 in the U.S.Princess (elaboration of Sarah)▶Wilhelmina#1817 in the U.S.Will helmet▶Romee#1987 in the U.S.From Rome ▶Bowie#1995 in the U.S.Yellow▶Senna#2002 in the U.S.A nature/plant name from the senna shrub (Cassia), popularized in Dutch usage; sometimes connec▶Lowen#2045 in the U.S.Happy▶Dorothea#2066 in the U.S.From Greek 'doron' (gift) + 'theos' (god): 'gift of God'. The same elements reversed give Theod▶Debora#2110 in the U.S.Bee▶Eliyah#2113 in the U.S.High, lofty, sublime▶Caia#2131 in the U.S.Each of the two▶Alex#2166 in the U.S.Defending men▶Ria#2494 in the U.S.Sea of bitterness▶Ina#2636 in the U.S.Bane, ruin▶Beau#2660 in the U.S.Beautiful, handsome▶Aleida#2741 in the U.S.Nobleness, nobility▶Vesper#2789 in the U.S.Evening▶Sonja#2959 in the U.S.Wisdom▶Allida#3037 in the U.S.Allida is a spelling of Alida, a short form of Adelaide and Adelheid built on the Germanic adal▶Hendrix#3086 in the U.S.Son of Hendrik; home ruler; from the Germanic Heinrich (heim = home, ric = ruler) via the Dutch▶Brandy#3221 in the U.S.From Dutch brandewijn meaning 'burnt wine' (the distilled spirit), used as a given name since t▶Saskia#3732 in the U.S.From Germanic Sachs, 'Saxon' — 'a Saxon woman' — a Dutch classic immortalized by Rembrandt's wi▶Brookelynn#4041 in the U.S.Styling of Brooklyn — from Dutch Breukelen, 'broken/marshy land', reinterpreted with English 'b▶Brandi#4290 in the U.S.-i spelling of Brandy — from the word brandy (Dutch brandewijn, 'burnt/distilled wine')▶Skylin#5115 in the U.S.Modern coinage echoing Skylar/Schuyler ('a scholar', Dutch) and 'sky', with a -lin ending; no s▶Brooklynne#5455 in the U.S.-ynne spelling of Brooklyn — from the New York borough, from Dutch Breukelen, 'broken/marshy la▶Eline#5986 in the U.S.A Dutch/Scandinavian form of Helen/Helena — from Greek, 'a torch; light; the bright, shining on▶Bronx#6962 in the U.S.From the Bronx, a borough of New York City — named for the Bronx River and the early Dutch sett▶Skylan#7190 in the U.S.A spelling of Skylar/Skylan — variously 'a scholar' and 'a shelter' (from Dutch Schuyler), also▶Brookelyn#7285 in the U.S.A spelling of Brooklyn — after the New York borough, from Dutch Breukelen, 'broken land; marshl▶Skyelar#7521 in the U.S.A spelling of Skylar/Schuyler — from the Dutch surname Schuyler, 'a scholar; a shelter/refuge';▶Rhetta#8299 in the U.S.A feminine form of Rhett — from the Dutch surname de Raedt, 'advice; counsel'; also read as a p▶Roosevelt#8304 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Roosevelt — 'a rose field' (roos, 'rose', + veld, 'field'); a presidenti▶Schuyler#8321 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Schuyler — variously 'a scholar' and 'a shelter; one who hides/shelters'▶Fenna#8591 in the U.S.From the Frisian/Dutch — a feminine of Fen/Fenne, variously linked to the Germanic frith, 'peac▶Rhett#8824 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname de Raedt, 'advice; counsel' (a counsellor); made famous by Rhett Butler ▶Brooklyne#9019 in the U.S.A spelling of Brooklyn — from the Dutch Breukelen, 'broken land/marshland', the New York boroug▶Reef#10074 in the U.S.From the English word reef — 'a ridge of rock, sand, or coral near the surface of the sea' (fro▶Van#10181 in the U.S.Variously the Vietnamese Van ('a cloud; literature/culture') and the Dutch van ('of/from', a no▶Marleen#10756 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Marlene, which contracts Maria and Magdalene ('woman of Magdala'). The -e▶Jannie#11546 in the U.S.Jannie is a pet form of Jane, Janet and Johanna, and a familiar Dutch and Afrikaans diminutive ▶Jetty#11629 in the U.S.A pet form of Jette (a Dutch/German short form of Henriette, 'home ruler'), which also echoes t▶Skyllar#11972 in the U.S.A double-l spelling of Skylar, itself from the Dutch surname Schuyler, 'scholar; teacher,' rein▶Tineke#12060 in the U.S.Tineke is a Dutch pet form built from Tine (from Martina or Catharina) plus the Dutch diminutiv▶Diny#12469 in the U.S.A Dutch/English pet form, historically short for Dinah ('judged; vindicated') or Geraldine ('ru▶Anouk#13588 in the U.S.A Dutch and French diminutive of Anna, itself from Hebrew Hannah, 'grace, favor'. Well establis▶Schylar#14112 in the U.S.Schylar is a stylized respelling of Skylar or Schuyler, the Dutch surname (from schuilen/scholi▶Lisanne#14780 in the U.S.Lisanne is a genuine compound name, joining Lisa (a short form of Elizabeth, Hebrew for 'my God▶Skilar#14979 in the U.S.A respelling of Skylar, itself an English phonetic form of the Dutch surname Schuyler, generall▶Mieke#14988 in the U.S.Mieke is a Dutch and Flemish pet form of Maria (Mary), ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam. A sof▶Anneke#15388 in the U.S.Anneke is a Dutch diminutive of Anna, from the Hebrew Hannah, 'grace' or 'favor'. The -ke endin▶Catharina#15693 in the U.S.A genuine Dutch, German and Scandinavian form of Katherine, from the Greek Aikaterine. Long ass▶Schyler#15922 in the U.S.Schyler is a spelling that blends Skylar with the original Dutch surname Schuyler, from schuyle▶Jaap#16275 in the U.S.A Dutch pet form of Jacob (from Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter; holder of the heel'). In Dutch it i▶Koen#16589 in the U.S.Koen is a Dutch short form of Coenraad (Conrad), from Germanic elements 'bold/brave' + 'counsel▶Willemina#17494 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Wilhelmina, the feminine of Willem/William, from the Germanic elements wil ('wi▶KuiperKuiper is a Dutch occupational surname, 'cooper, barrel-maker.' It is famous via astronomer Ger▶
Dutch Boy Names
Derek#284 in the U.S.Ruler of the people; powerful leader of the folk▶Hendrix#354 in the U.S.Dutch and Flemish surname form of Hendrik (Henry), from Old German Heimrich, composed of 'heim'▶Kyler#404 in the U.S.Possibly from Dutch Kuyler meaning archer or bowman; also interpreted as a modern blend of Kyle▶Kobe#519 in the U.S.Has multiple possible origins: as a Japanese place-name (the port city of Kobe, 神戸, meaning 'go▶Johan#572 in the U.S.God is gracious; the Scandinavian and Dutch form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yochanan mean▶Koen#623 in the U.S.Dutch short form of Conrad or Konrad, from Old High German Kuonrat, composed of kuon ('bold,' '▶Skyler#783 in the U.S.Scholar or student; an Americanized spelling of the Dutch surname Schuyler, meaning scholar or ▶Derrick#850 in the U.S.Dutch and English form of Theodoric, from Old High German Thiudorich, composed of thiud (people▶Harlem#971 in the U.S.From Dutch Haarlem, composed of haer meaning sandy soil or wooded area and lem meaning home or ▶Van#972 in the U.S.As a Dutch prefix, van means of or from, used in surnames denoting origin; also an Armenian nam▶Coen#1119 in the U.S.Bold advisor; a Dutch short form of Koenraad (Conrad), from Germanic kuoni (brave, bold) + rad ▶Jordy#1162 in the U.S.To flow down; a Dutch/English diminutive of Jordan, from Hebrew yarden (to descend, to flow dow▶Decker#1185 in the U.S.Thatcher; roofer; one who decks or covers; from Dutch/German Decker (one who covers roofs, a th▶Bronx#1294 in the U.S.Bronck's farm; from the Bronx borough of New York▶Derick#1434 in the U.S.People's ruler; ruler of the people▶Kip#1456 in the U.S.From the pointed hill; young male sheep▶Pierson#1458 in the U.S.Son of Pier/Peter; son of the rock▶Gerard#1529 in the U.S.Brave with the spear (Germanic ger 'spear' + hard 'brave')▶Hendrick#1567 in the U.S.Dutch form of Henry/Heinrich, from Germanic 'haim' ('home') and 'ric' ('ruler'), meaning 'ruler▶Fred#1686 in the U.S.A short form of Frederick, from the Germanic 'frid' ('peace') + 'ric' ('ruler, power'), meaning▶Stephan#1723 in the U.S.A variant of Stephen, from Greek 'stephanos' meaning 'crown' or 'garland'.▶Roen#1741 in the U.S.Sacred name▶Kasper#1750 in the U.S.Treasurer▶Vander#1801 in the U.S.From the▶Justus#1807 in the U.S.Just, lawful, upright▶Storm#1870 in the U.S.Storm, tempest▶Lyon#1897 in the U.S.Variant of Lion/Leon, from Latin leo 'lion'; also a place name (the city of Lyon).▶Bodi#1915 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Bodhi, the Sanskrit and Pali word meaning 'awakening' or 'enlightenment' in▶Riaan#1924 in the U.S.From Hadria▶Kyan#1939 in the U.S.Ancient, enduring▶Quinten#2047 in the U.S.Fifth▶Jordi#2081 in the U.S.Farmer, earthworker▶Leopold#2082 in the U.S.People▶Lex#2216 in the U.S.Defending men▶Roel#2250 in the U.S.famous ruler▶Brooklyn#2282 in the U.S.broken land, marshland▶Herman#2641 in the U.S.Army man▶Willem#2664 in the U.S.Will helmet▶Olivier#2690 in the U.S.Olive tree▶Hendrik#2716 in the U.S.Home ruler▶Lio#2891 in the U.S.Lion▶Bram#2948 in the U.S.Father of many▶Stryker#3086 in the U.S.English occupational surname from Dutch or Low German striker, meaning one who strikes or a smo▶Bruin#3217 in the U.S.Brown; the bear; a bear's name from medieval European beast fables▶Hendricks#3539 in the U.S.From the surname Hendricks, 'son of Hendrick' — the Dutch/Germanic form of Henry, 'home ruler'▶Khyler#3553 in the U.S.Kh-styled spelling of Kyler — from Dutch surname Kuyler ('archer/maker of bows') or an elaborat▶Harm#3660 in the U.S.Harm is a traditional Frisian and Low German short form of Herman, from the Germanic heri, 'arm▶Dirck#4116 in the U.S.Dirck is an older Dutch spelling of Dirk, the short form of Diederik, the Dutch form of Theodor▶Roosevelt#4150 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Roosevelt — roos, 'rose', plus veld, 'field' — 'rose field'▶Hendryx#4458 in the U.S.Y-spelling of Hendrix — a Dutch/Flemish surname, 'son of Hendrik (Henry)', from Germanic 'home-▶Buren#4701 in the U.S.Buren is a first name lifted from Van Buren, the Dutch surname meaning 'from Buren' (a town in ▶Ryerson#5002 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Ryerson — 'son of Reier/Ryer' (a Dutch name linked to 'rider/knight', or▶Vann#5206 in the U.S.Double-n spelling of Van — from Dutch 'van', 'of/from', or English 'from the fen/marsh'; also a▶Cortland#5262 in the U.S.From an English/Dutch surname/place-name — 'the court's land' or 'short land' (Dutch kort, 'sho▶Kamp#5537 in the U.S.From the surname Kamp — Dutch/German, 'a field, an enclosed piece of land' (from Latin campus);▶Harlym#5730 in the U.S.An -ym spelling of Harlem — the New York district, named for Haarlem in the Netherlands ('a hom▶Khoen#5766 in the U.S.A Kh- spelling of the Dutch Koen/Coen — a short form of Koenraad (Conrad), from Germanic kuoni,▶Dekker#5956 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Dekker — from Dutch dekken, 'to cover, to roof'; 'a roofer, a thatcher' ▶Rein#6383 in the U.S.A Dutch/Germanic short form of names with the ragin element, 'counsel, advice; judgment' (as in▶Arjen#6471 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Adrian — from Latin Hadrianus, 'from Hadria' (a town giving its name to the Adr▶Skip#6757 in the U.S.From the English nickname Skip/Skipper — from the Dutch schipper, 'a ship's captain; a master o▶Dirk#6912 in the U.S.A Dutch short form of Diederik/Theodoric — from Germanic theod, 'people', plus ric, 'ruler; pow▶Brees#7299 in the U.S.A modern surname-name, variously a Dutch/German surname and a name honoring the footballer Drew▶Deckard#7329 in the U.S.From a Dutch/English surname (Dekker/Deckard), 'a thatcher; one who covers roofs'; also the nam▶Jeron#7442 in the U.S.A form of Jerome/Jeroen — from Greek Hieronymos, 'a sacred/holy name' (hieros, 'sacred', + onom▶Schuyler#7633 in the U.S.From a Dutch surname, variously 'a scholar' and 'a shelter/refuge' (from schuilen, 'to shelter/▶Berend#7803 in the U.S.A Dutch/German form of Bernard — from the Germanic bern, 'a bear', + hard, 'brave; strong; hard▶Evert#7902 in the U.S.A Dutch/Scandinavian form of Everhard/Everett — from the Germanic, 'strong/brave as a wild boar▶Zeeland#8278 in the U.S.From the Dutch place Zeeland — zee, 'sea', + land, 'land', hence 'sea land' (a province of the ▶Korver#8659 in the U.S.A Dutch occupational surname — from korf, 'a basket', hence 'a basket-maker/seller'; we note th▶Thielen#8877 in the U.S.A German/Dutch surname — 'the son of Thiele' (Thiele a short form of Dietrich/Theodoric, 'ruler▶Boss#9072 in the U.S.From the word boss, 'a leader; a chief; the one in charge' (from the Dutch baas, 'master'); a w▶Bronxx#9085 in the U.S.A stylized spelling of Bronx — the New York City borough, named for the Swedish/Dutch settler J▶Derk#9093 in the U.S.Derk is a Dutch and Frisian short form of Derek and Dirk, all contractions of Theodoric. Theodo▶Carel#9097 in the U.S.A Dutch/Afrikaans form of Charles (Karel) — from the Germanic karl, 'a free man; a man'▶Gerrit#9257 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Gerard — from the Germanic ger, 'a spear', + hard, 'brave; hardy', hence 'brave▶Kuiper#9460 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Kuiper — 'a cooper; a barrel/cask-maker' (an occupational name); also kn▶Pieter#9627 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Peter — from the Greek petros, 'a rock; a stone'▶Ryer#9671 in the U.S.A Dutch surname-name from Rijer/Ryer — variously 'a rider; a mounted warrior/knight'▶Snyder#9716 in the U.S.A German/Dutch surname from Schneider/Snijder, 'a tailor; one who cuts (cloth)'; an occupationa▶Wrett#9803 in the U.S.A modern respelling echoing Rhett ('advice', Dutch) and Brett ('from Brittany/a Breton'); no si▶Dewitt#9987 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname De Witt, 'the white; the fair one' — carried into given-name use, notabl▶Christiaan#10056 in the U.S.The Dutch/Afrikaans form of Christian — from the Greek christianos, 'a follower of Christ; anoi▶Nicolaas#10466 in the U.S.The Dutch form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victory,' ▶Marten#10503 in the U.S.A Dutch and German form of Martin, from the Latin Martinus, tied to Mars, the Roman god of war ▶Adriaan#10626 in the U.S.The Dutch form of Adrian, from the Latin Hadrianus, 'from Hadria' - an old city in northern Ita▶Hendric#11396 in the U.S.A Dutch and German form of Henry, from Germanic heim ('home') and ric ('ruler, power') — 'ruler▶Jacobus#11444 in the U.S.Jacobus is the Latin form of Jacob (and thus of James), from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally read▶Janssen#11477 in the U.S.Janssen is a Dutch and Frisian surname meaning 'son of Jan,' Jan being the Dutch form of John, ▶Keizer#11648 in the U.S.A Dutch spelling of Keizer/Kaiser, 'emperor', descended from the Roman Caesar; also a Dutch sur▶Luuk#11771 in the U.S.Luuk is the Dutch form of Luke/Lucas, from Latin Lucas, 'man from Lucania,' often linked to lux▶Reinier#11988 in the U.S.The Dutch and German form of Rayner/Reiner, from Germanic ragin ('counsel; advice') + hari ('ar▶Sem#12078 in the U.S.Sem is a form of the biblical Shem, from the Hebrew shem, 'name; renown' — the eldest son of No▶Cuyler#12667 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Cuyler (Kuyler), possibly an occupational name linked to bowl- or dish-m▶Emiel#12693 in the U.S.The Dutch form of Emil, from the Latin family name Aemilius, 'rival; eager; industrious.' Soft ▶Deker#12711 in the U.S.A modern coined name, read as a spin on the Dutch-English surname Decker/Dekker (an occupationa▶Jentzen#13093 in the U.S.From the Dutch and Frisian surname Jantzen / Jansen, 'son of Jan' — Jan being the Dutch form of▶Joren#13138 in the U.S.A Dutch given name usually traced either to Jordan, from Hebrew Yarden, 'flowing down' (the riv▶Jorian#13139 in the U.S.A Dutch given name, generally read as an extended form of Joris — the Dutch George, from Greek ▶Lansing#13232 in the U.S.Lansing is a surname used as a first name, of Dutch origin, generally read as 'descendant of La▶Maike#13434 in the U.S.Maike is a Frisian and Dutch pet form of Maria — a name of debated meaning, read variously as '▶Kuyper#13473 in the U.S.From the Dutch surname Kuyper (Kuiper), an occupational name for a 'cooper' — a maker of barrel▶Leyden#13540 in the U.S.Leyden reads as a place-name from Leiden, the historic Dutch city (an anglicized spelling), fit▶Pier#13691 in the U.S.A Dutch (Frisian) and Italian form of Peter, from Greek petros, 'rock; stone' — the name Jesus ▶Schyler#13704 in the U.S.Schyler is a variant spelling of Schuyler (later Skyler), from the Dutch surname Schuyler, base▶Rutger#13708 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Roger, from Germanic elements 'fame' and 'spear' - 'famous spear.' Familiar fro▶Raf#13716 in the U.S.A short form of Rafael/Raphael, from Hebrew Refa'el, 'God has healed' — the name of the archang▶Renz#13752 in the U.S.Renz is a German and Dutch short form of Lorenz (Laurence), from the Latin Laurentius, 'man fro▶Romee#13792 in the U.S.Romee reads as a short form of Roman or Romeo — both from the Latin for 'of Rome'. In the Nethe▶Sias#13890 in the U.S.An Afrikaans and Dutch short form of Josias — the Latin-Greek form of Josiah, Hebrew for 'the L▶Siem#13894 in the U.S.Chiefly a Dutch short form of Simon (Hebrew Shimon, 'he has heard'), long-established in the Ne▶Rik#13899 in the U.S.Rik is a short, standalone form of names ending in the Germanic -rik/-ric element, meaning 'rul▶Skylor#13903 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Skyler, itself an English rendering of the Dutch surname Schuyler, 'scho▶Thijs#13991 in the U.S.Thijs is the Dutch short form of Matthijs, the Dutch version of Matthew — Hebrew Mattityahu, 'g▶Tonny#14007 in the U.S.Tonny is a Dutch and Scandinavian spelling of Tony, the pet form of Anthony — from the Roman fa▶Reynier#14048 in the U.S.A Dutch and French form of Rayner, from the Germanic ragin, 'counsel; wisdom,' and hari, 'army'▶HendricksonA patronymic surname, 'son of Hendrick' — Hendrick being the Dutch form of Henry, from the Germ▶
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