Names Categorized "rare Frisian"

Elske is a Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth, itself a form of Elizabeth. The ultimate root is the Hebrew name ʾElishevaʿ (אֱלִישֶׁבַע), meaning "my God is an oath," from the elements ʾel (God) and shavaʿ (oath). This name...

Japik is the West Frisian form of the Hebrew name Jacob (or James). In Frisian, it also appears in the variant form Jabik. As a Frisian name, Japik reflects the adaptation of the widespread biblical name Jacob into the l...