Dutch Names for Girls

Madelief is an <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-name-lists/category/unusual-names">uncommon name</a> but not unheard of  in the Netherlands, where 123 girls were called Madelief in one recent year. With its soft sounds and similarities to all those "Madeleine" type names as well as names ending in "eef/eev" sounds (Aoife, Eve, Genevieve), Madelief has potential in English-speaking countries to be a fresh and pleasant change from Daisy,  Margaret and Madeleine.

Madelief

Dutch names for girls may be variations of names rooted in other languages, such as Marijse for Marisa. But the roster of Dutch girl names includes many native choices, from Famke to Puck. Anna, Emma, and Tess, an international trio, head the Dutch girls' names popularity list. But also high on the list is Fenna, a Dutch girls' name that means peace, and Lieke, originally a diminutive for names such as Angelique.

This is a complete list of Nameberry's Dutch names for girls. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Dutch names for girls may be variations of names rooted in other languages, such as Marijse for Marisa. But the roster of Dutch girl names includes many native choices, from Famke to Puck. Anna, Emma, and Tess, an international trio, head the Dutch girls' names popularity list. But also high on the list is Fenna, a Dutch girls' name that means peace, and Lieke, originally a diminutive for names such as Angelique. This is a complete list of Nameberry's Dutch names for girls. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically. (Page 7)