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Adoerte
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Uncertain - possibly 'noble' (from Germanic adal-) or connected to Dorothea/Dorte meaning 'gift of God'. |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
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Breida
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Possibly 'broad' (Germanic) or 'exalted/strength' (if linked to Brigid) |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
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Fenja
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Likely of Old Norse/Germanic origin; often interpreted as 'peace' (via Frisian Fenna) or possibly linked to 'fen' meaning marsh/moor. |
Frisian, German, Scandinavian |
Girl |
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Fenna
|
peace, peaceful |
Frisian |
Girl |
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Frauke
|
diminutive of 'Frau' - 'little woman' or 'young lady' |
Frisian |
Girl |
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Frisa
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Of the Frisians / from Frisia (i.e., 'Frisian') |
Frisian |
Girl |
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Gesine-Lotte
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Combines Gesine ('spear/strength' via Gertrude) and Lotte ('free' via Charlotte) - roughly 'strong/free woman'. |
Frisian, German |
Girl |
|
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Heike
|
Diminutive related to Heinrich (Henry) - 'home ruler'. |
Frisian, German |
Girl |
|
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Hette
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A diminutive of Henriette, meaning 'ruler of the home' (home ruler). |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
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Imke
|
Diminutive of a Germanic name meaning 'whole, universal' or 'strong' (related names sometimes carry the sense 'battle'). |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Inken
|
Little Inga; associated with Ing (fertility/prosperity) |
Frisian, German |
Girl |
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Itke
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Diminutive of Ida/Ita - 'little Ida' (Ida often interpreted as 'industrious/prosperous') |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
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Marrit
|
pearl |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Maryt
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Variant of Mary/Maria; ultimately from Hebrew Miriam - often rendered as "beloved" or interpreted as "bitter/sea of bitterness" |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Nele
|
Diminutive of Cornelia - from Latin Cornelius, associated with 'horn'. |
Dutch, Frisian, German |
Girl |
|
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Nien
|
In Frisian, a short/diminutive form related to Nienke/Nine (linked to forms of Catherine, often interpreted as 'pure'); as a transliteration (Nian/Niên) in Chinese/Vietnamese contexts it corresponds to words meaning 'to think of/remember' (念) or 'year/age' (niên). |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Riemke
|
Diminutive of Riem - 'little Riem'. Riem may derive from a Germanic personal name or relate to Dutch 'riem' ('strap'); exact etymology uncertain. |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Saskia
|
Saxon; woman from Saxony |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Saskiah
|
Saxon woman |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
|
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Saskja
|
Saxon woman / from Saxony |
Dutch, Frisian |
Girl |
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Sylke
|
Diminutive/variant of Silke/Sylvia, ultimately from Latin silva 'forest' - 'of the forest'. |
Dutch, Frisian, German |
Girl |
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