Dutch first names: our top 20 for girls and boys

Dutch first names for girls

You can often recognize Dutch first names for girls by their spelling. For example, many names contain double vowels. Our top 20 for girls are:

1. Anike comes from the Hebrew and means “the gifted one”.
2. Carin means “the pure” or “the loving”. The girl’s name originally comes from ancient Greek.
3. Danique is derived from Hebrew and means “God be my judge”. The male version of this girl name is “Daniel”.
4. Dorothe has the beautiful meaning “God’s gift”. The female first name has its roots in ancient Greek.
5. Doutzen is a popular Dutch unisex given name. It means “the exalted one”.
6. Eline means “the radiant” or “angel”. The maiden name is short for “Helene”.
7. Esmee comes from Old French and means “the respected” or “the beloved”. Another spelling of the name is “Esmé”.
8. Fleur means “flower” or “blossom”. The sonorous girl’s name originally comes from French .
9. Hendrikje is the female form of the boy’s name “Heinrich”. The first name means “the rich” or “the ruler”.
10. Leentje is derived from the Hebrew word “migdal” and means “the one from Magdala”. In the Bible, Mary Magdalene is nicknamed “Leentje”.
11. Lodi comes from Old High German and carries the strong meaning “glorious warrior”.
12. Maaika has both Aramaic and Egyptian roots. The name means “the fruitful” or “God’s gift”.
13. Marjan has its roots in Hebrew and means “coral” or “grace”, depending on the translation. The girl’s name is a hybrid of “Maria” and “Anna”.
14. Melou carries the unique meaning ‘bee that is famous and fights’. The name is derived from Ancient Greek and Old High German.
15. Mirthe has an ancient Greek origin and simply means “the myrtle”.
16. Sanne means “lily”. The first name comes from the Hebrew.
17. Sterre is a typical Dutch girl name and means “star”.
18. Tialda comes from Old High German and means translated “from the people stemming”.
19. Tineke includes the religious meaning “the anointed” or “the Christian”. The maiden name is the short form of “Christine” and “Christina”.
20. Yvet is probably derived from Old High German and means “the archer”.

Dutch first names for boys

The Dutch language also offers many beautiful first names for a boy. Our 20 favorites are:

1. Adriaan comes from Latin and means “from (H)adria”.
2. Barent has Old High German roots and stands for “strong bear”. Barent is the Dutch short form of the first name “Bernhard”.
3. Bastiaan derives from the name of the ancient Greek city “Sebaste”. The Dutch boy name therefore stands for “the man from Sebaste”.
4. Cecilius comes from Latin and means “the blind man”.
5. Cees is short for the boy’s name “Cornelius” and means “the horned one”.
6. Coen has an Old High German origin and means “bold adviser”.
7. Derk comes from Old High German and means “ruler of the people”. Derk is short for Dietrich.
8. Eik is derived from Old High German and means “point” or “oak”.
9. Gijs has an Old High German origin. The name stands for “the radiant one”.
10. Gillis comes from ancient Greek and simply means “shield holder”.
11. Jeroen means “holy name”. The name originated from the ancient Greek first name “Hieronymus”.
12. Klas/Klaas is short for Klaus or Nikolaus and means “victory of the people”.
13. Mathijs is derived from the Hebrew name “Matthäus” and means “gift of Yahweh”.
14. Nicolaas comes from ancient Greek and means “victory of the people”.
15. Pieter has ancient Greek roots and means “the rock” or “the stone”.
16. Reuben comes from the Hebrew and means “Behold the son”. In the Old Testament, Reuben is Jacob’s eldest son.
17. Stijn is of Old Norse origin and means ‘stone’.
18. Teun came from the Latin name “Antonius” and therefore means “from the family of the Antonians”.
19. Vaast means “guest” or “the stranger”. The Dutch boy name is derived from Old High German.
20. Wouter is derived from the Old High German name “Walther”. Wouter means “ruler” or “warrior”.