Dutch Boy Names
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of 377 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heindrik | Home ruler; ruler of the household | Afrikaans, Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Heintje | Little Heinrich - 'home ruler' | Dutch, German | Boy | — | |
| Hellekin | Diminutive meaning "little Helle"; Helle is often associated with Helena ('light, torch'), so broadly "little light" or "little Helle" | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Hendrickson | Son of Hendrick (son of Henry); ultimately 'son of the home-ruler'. | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Hendriks | Son of Hendrik; Hendrik from Germanic elements heim 'home' + ric 'ruler' → 'home ruler' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Hendrikus | Home ruler | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Hendrycks | Home ruler | Dutch, English | Boy | — | |
| Henk | Home ruler / ruler of the household | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Henke | Home ruler | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Henkie | Diminutive of Hendrik, meaning 'ruler of the home' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Herry | Home ruler; ruler of the household | Dutch, English, Indonesian | Boy | — | |
| Hessel | Hazel (the hazel tree) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Hins | A rare surname-derived given name, likely a diminutive or variant of Hinz/Hines; ultimately associated with Heinrich ('home ruler') or as a form of Hine/Hines ('descendant of Hine'). | Dutch, English, German | Boy | — | |
| Hofman | Occupational name meaning 'man of the farm/manor' - steward, farm manager or tenant of a court/farm | Dutch, German | Boy | — | |
| Hofmen | Likely a surname-based name from German/Dutch 'Hof' ('court' or 'farm/garden') meaning 'man of the court' or 'steward'; alternatively a modern coinage from Hebrew 'hof' ('shore') meaning 'man of the shore'. | Dutch, Germanic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Holand | Wooded land / 'wood land' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Holger | From Old Norse Hólmgeirr, meaning 'island spear' (islet + spear) | Dutch, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Honus | Diminutive of Johannes/John - 'God is gracious.' | Dutch, German | Boy | — | |
| Huib | Derived from Germanic elements meaning 'heart/mind/spirit' + 'bright' - roughly 'bright mind/heart' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Huig | Derived from Germanic 'hug' meaning 'mind, spirit, heart' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Ignaas | Fiery, ardent (associated with Latin 'ignis' = fire) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jaantje | Little Jan (from Jan/John) - 'God is gracious' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jakkie | Diminutive of Jacob - 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel' (little Jacob) | Afrikaans, Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jannic | Derived from Johannes/Jan - "God is gracious." | Dutch, Frisian, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Jannis | God is gracious | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jans | God is gracious | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jansin | Son of Jan (John) | Dutch, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Janszoon | Son of Jan (Jan = Dutch form of John) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jantje | Little Jan - 'God is gracious' (diminutive form of Jan/John) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jarrit | Spear-strong; brave spearman | Dutch, English | Boy | — | |
| Jeroan | Sacred/holy name | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jeroen | Sacred or holy name | Dutch, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Jerrith | From Germanic elements meaning 'spear' and 'rule/strength' - roughly 'spear ruler' or 'brave with a spear.' | Dutch, English | Boy | — | |
| Joep | He will add; 'God will increase' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Joerie | Farmer, earth-worker | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Joop | Dutch short form of Johannes ('Yahweh is gracious') or Jozef ('He will add; God increases') | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Joos | From Jodocus: 'lord'; alternatively from Justus: 'just, fair' | Dutch, Flemish | Boy | — | |
| Joost | Just, righteous | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jopi | Often a diminutive of Joseph, meaning "Jehovah increases" or "God will add". | Dutch, Indonesian | Boy | — | |
| Jor | From Old Norse Jǫrð meaning 'earth' (goddess); alternatively a short form of Jordan/Jorge meaning 'to descend/flow down' | Dutch, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Jorik | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from George) | Dutch, Frisian | Boy | — | |
| Jorisr | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from Greek georgos) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jorit | Related to Joris/George - 'farmer, earth-worker' (by derivation) | Dutch, Frisian | Boy | — | |
| Jorrit | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from George/Joris) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Josha | God is salvation (from Hebrew 'Yehoshua') | Dutch, German, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Jost | Lord (sometimes associated with 'just' or 'righteous') | Dutch, German | Boy | — | |
| Jurian | Variant of Julian - 'youthful' or 'belonging to Julius' | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jurn | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from George) | Dutch, Frisian | Boy | — | |
| Jurre | Farmer, earth-worker (derived from George) | Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Jurrien | From Georgius - 'farmer, earth-worker' (traditional meaning associated with George) | Dutch | Boy | — |
Dutch Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across Belgium, Netherlands, United States for every Dutch-origin name in our dataset.
377
Names in this origin
65
With data in 2024
8,829
Births 2024
233,043
Peak year 0