DUTCH BABY NAMES

A selection of Dutch baby names with meanings.

Dutch girl baby names

Baby name - Meaning
  1. Adrie - From the Adriatic.
  2. Aleen - Alone.
  3. Alene - Alone.
  4. Alida - Noble.
  5. Alina - Alone.
  6. Aline - Alone.
  7. Anika - Dutch form of Anne.
  8. Anke - Dutch form of Anne.
  9. Anki - Dutch form of Anne.
  10. Annemie - Bitter grace.
  11. Arabella - Beautiful.
  12. Betje - Devoted to God.
  13. Dael - Small valley.
  14. Edda - Poetic.
  15. Francisca - Free.
  16. Gnishilda - Gray battle maid.
  17. Griseldis - Gray battle maid.
  18. Grishilde - Gray battle maid.
  19. Gust - Feminine form of Gustaaf.
  20. Gusta - Feminine form of Gustaaf.
  21. Hendrika - Rules the home.
  22. Jan - Variant of John.
  23. Lien - Pure.
  24. Lina - Pure.
  25. Mahault - Dutch form of Matilda.
  26. Marien - Variant of Mary: bitter.
  27. Marysa - Variant of Maria.
  28. Maryse - Variant of Maria.
  29. Mina - Protector.
  30. Rozamond - Reknown defender.
  31. Schyler - Sheltering.
  32. Sibylla - Prophet.
  33. Skye - Sheltering.
  34. Skyla - Sheltering.
  35. Skylar - Sheltering.
  36. Skyler - Shield, scholar. Variant of Schuyler.
  37. Sofie - Wise.
  38. Sybylla - Prophet.
  39. Titia - Strength
  40. Van - Of. The Dutch equivalent of 'de' in French names. Some early immigrants to America who dropped this prefix from their surnames converted it to a given name.
  41. Wigburg - Young.
  42. Wilhelmina - Resolute protector. Feminine variant of William.
  43. Wilma - Resolute protector. Feminine variant of William.

Dutch boy baby names

Baby name - Meaning
  1. Adriaan - Variant of Adrian. From Adria.
  2. Ambrosius - Divine.
  3. Barend - Bear.
  4. Bartholomeus - Farmer.
  5. Basilius - Kingly.
  6. Berg - Mountain.
  7. Bleecker - Bleacher of cloth.
  8. Bonifacius - Does good.
  9. Bram - A Dutch diminutive of Abraham, meaning 'father of a multitude' Famous bearer: Bram Stoker, 19th century Irish author of Dracula.
  10. Britt - Brit. A native of Brittany: (France) or Britain: (England).
  11. Cecilius - Blind.
  12. Claudios - Lame.
  13. Clementius - Merciful.
  14. Dedrick - Gifted ruler. Variant of Diederick.
  15. Dehaan - Cock or rooster.
  16. Deman - Tame.
  17. Devisser - Fisherman.
  18. Devoss - Fox.
  19. Devries - Frisian.
  20. Dewitt - White.
  21. Dirck - Dutch forms of Theodoric.
  22. Dirk - A diminutive of Derek meaning people ruler. Famous bearer: British actor Dirk Bogarde. A Dutch forms of Theodoric.
  23. Dwight - Blond.
  24. Egidius - Youthful.
  25. Elmo - Abbreviation of Erasmus who was a noted Dutch scholar.
  26. Espen - Bear of God.
  27. Eugenius - Noble.
  28. Eustatius - Peaceful.
  29. Everhart - Brave boar.
  30. Garritt - Variant of Gerald rules by the spear.
  31. Gerrit - Variant of Gerald rules by the spear.
  32. Gerritt - Variant of Gerald rules by the spear.
  33. Godewyn - Good friend.
  34. Gottfried - Divinely peaceful.
  35. Gotthard - Divinely firm.
  36. Gregor - Vigilant.
  37. Groot - Large.
  38. Hank - Rules his household. A diminutive of Henry.
  39. Hans - Variant of John.
  40. Hansen - Variant of John.
  41. Hanson - Variant of John.
  42. Henrick - Rules the home.
  43. Herold - Strong fighter.
  44. Issac - Laughter.
  45. Izaac - Laughter.
  46. Jan - Variant of John 'God has been gracious; has shown favor.'.
  47. Jansen - Variant of the Hebrew John 'Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor.'.
  48. Jen - Dutch form of John.
  49. Jilt - Money.
  50. Karel - Strong.
  51. Koenraad - Bold.
  52. Kort - Form of Cort.
  53. Krisoijn - Curly haired.
  54. Lang - Tall.
  55. Lange - Tall.
  56. Larry - Laurel.
  57. Lars - Laurel.
  58. Larz - Laurel.
  59. Laurens - From the place of the laurel trees.
  60. Lauritz - Laurel.
  61. Markos - Of Mars. The Roman fertility god Mars for whom March was named.
  62. Markus - Of Mars. The Roman fertility god Mars for whom March was named.
  63. Michel - Form of Michael 'Who is like God?'.
  64. Mogens - Power.
  65. Nerve - Strong.
  66. Nicolaas - Victorious army.
  67. Noach - Comfort.
  68. Pauel - Little. Form of Paul.
  69. Paulsen - Little. Son of Paul. Surname.
  70. Pieter - A rock. Form of Peter.
  71. Rikke - Variant of Richard.
  72. Rikki - Variant of Richard.
  73. Roosevelt - From the rose field.
  74. Rutger - Renowned spearman.
  75. Ryker - Surname form of Richard. Commander Ryker from the TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  76. Schuyler - Shelter; Scholar.
  77. Schylar - Scholar.
  78. Schyler - Scholar.
  79. Smedt - Smith.
  80. Smid - Smith.
  81. Smit - Smith.
  82. Stille - Silent.
  83. Ten Eyck - Lives at the oak.
  84. Ter Heide - Lives at the heath.
  85. Theodorus - Gift from God.
  86. Tiebout - Bold.
  87. Van - Equivalent of 'de' in French names. Van was sometimes converted from a surname prefix to a given name by early immigrants to America.
  88. Van Aken - From Aachen.
  89. Van Ness - Of the headland.
  90. Vandenberg - From the hill.
  91. Vanderbilt - From the hill.
  92. Vanderpool - From the pool.
  93. Ven - Of.
  94. Verbnigge - From the bridge.
  95. Vogel - Bird.
  96. Vromme - Wise.
  97. Vsn Eych - From the osk.
  98. Vsnderveer - From the ferry.
  99. Vsndyke - From the dike.
  100. Wevers - Weaver.
  101. Willem - Resolute protector; will.
  102. Wit - White.
  103. Woudman - Forester.
  104. Zeeman - Sea man.