| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riekie | Diminutive of names ending in -rika (e.g., Hendrika, Frederika); related meanings: 'home ruler' (Hendrik) or 'peaceful ruler' (Frederick). | Afrikaans, Dutch | Girl | — | |
| Ronelda | Feminine form of Ronald - 'ruler's counselor' or 'mighty ruler' (derived from Old Norse elements meaning 'advice'/'ruler') | Afrikaans, Dutch | Girl | — | |
| Ryno | From the Germanic element ragin 'counsel' - broadly 'counselor' or 'wise advisor' (often a pet form of Rein- names) | Afrikaans, Dutch | Boy | — | |
| Sanett | Lily (from Susanna) | Afrikaans, Dutch | Girl | — | |
| Sanette | Derived from Susanne ('lily') or Anne ('grace'); often rendered as 'little lily.' | Afrikaans, Dutch | Girl | — | |
| Sarel | Likely 'prince of God' (from Hebrew Sariel); used as an Afrikaans masculine given name and sometimes considered a local form related to Karel/Charles. | Afrikaans, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Seppie | God will add / God increases | Afrikaans, German | Boy | — | |
| Sunette | Little sun; sunshine | Afrikaans | Girl | — | |
| Tannie | Diminutive of Tatiana/Tanya - 'little Tatiana' - and in Afrikaans/Dutch used as a familiar term meaning 'aunt'. | Afrikaans | Girl | — | |
| Tersia | Often given as 'harvester' or associated with late summer | Afrikaans | Girl | — | |
| Tuks | No established lexical meaning; generally a nickname or short form rather than a semantic given name | Afrikaans | Unisex | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Afrikaans-origin name in our dataset.
