Best Sibling Names for Jennieke

light, bright, shining

God's promise.; Delicate, soft.

of the sea; bitter

a combination of Anna (grace) and Elise (pledged to God).

son of Hendrik

spear strength

God's promise

a form of traditional name derived from a diminutive of Henrietta or Eric.

joyful or happy

bright

lime tree; tender

old ruler

Son of Bart

Pure, clean

smith

grace, favor and a combination of Anna and Lynn.

scholar, protection

the white one

Cut or hewn; a reference to someone who is strong or robust.; Meaning 'box' or 'container', referring to a case or a case of items.

derives from 'van', meaning 'from' and related to place names.

eagle

beloved

Dear one

famous ruler; red-haired; brave counselor

honey

Christian

Grace, favor

Derived from Ellien, means light.

From Buren

A diminutive form of Maria, meaning 'sea of bitterness' or 'beloved'.; Derived from the name Mara, which means 'bitter'.

blackbird

from the place of the bard

a builder

derived from 'de Oude', meaning 'the old one'

pure, sacred

God is my oath

Ruler of the household

Determined protector

Little fire

to strive, to crush; vigor, vitality

brave, manly

Noble

spear ruler

Cortlandt is a modern name meaning 'land of the court'.

Derived from 'Van der,' meaning 'from the' or 'of the.' It typically refers to someone from a specific place.

eagle

From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament.

rival

English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH". Matthew, also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles.

From 'dy', meaning 'great', and 'llanw', meaning 'tide' or 'flow', thus 'great tide'.

son of Maud, meaning 'a powerful warrior' or 'mighty warrior' in its original context

Victory

From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) meaning "favour" or "grace". In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of Elkanah. Her rival was Elkanah's other wife Peninnah, who had children while Hannah remained barren.

From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing CHRIST", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry".

Derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'cam sron', meaning 'crooked nose'.

English form of the Greek name Ανδρεας (Andreas), which was derived from ανδρειος (andreios) "manly, masculine", a derivative of ανηρ (aner) "man".

From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted".

Scottish form of JOHN.

Western meadow

From the west town

Bitterness; sea of sorrow

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Riain meaning "descendant of Rían". The given name Rían probably means "little king" (from Irish rí "king" combined with a diminutive suffix).

Who is like God?

princess

of Magdala

Medieval contracted form of AUGUSTINE (1). Modern use of the name is probably also partly inspired by the common surname Austin, which is of the same origin. This is also the name of a city in Texas.

Man; human; to be red, referring to the red earth.

new house

From the Late Latin name Dominicus meaning "of the Lord". This name was traditionally given to a child born on Sunday.

From the Greek name Δαμιανος (Damianos) which was derived from Greek δαμαζω (damazo) "to tame". Saint Damian was martyred with his twin brother Cosmo in Syria early in the 4th century.

victory of the people

Son of Carr

Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower").

From an occupational English surname for a hunter, derived from Old English hunta. A famous bearer was the eccentric American journalist Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005).

Italian form of Iohannes (see JOHN). The Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini (1430-1516) and the painter and sculptor Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) were two famous bearers of this name.

Ash tree clearing

lover of hounds

Dark-skinned or black.

Spanish form of LOUIS.

Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of CHARLES.

From the name of the season, ultimately from Old English sumor. It has been in use as a given name since the 1970s.

Gift of God

Variant of BRIANA.

From a surname meaning "chase, hunt" in Middle English, originally a nickname for a huntsman.

ash tree town; ash town

pledged to God

Scottish

From the Greek name Αικατερινη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from the earlier Greek name ‘Εκατερινη (Hekaterine), which came from ‘εκατερος (hekateros) "each of the two"; it could derive from th…

the Lord has remembered

bailiff, steward

manly, brave

God is with us.

From the Semitic Adonai, which means "lord". In Greek myth Adonis was a handsome young shepherd killed while hunting a wild boar. The anemone flower is said to have sprung from his blood.

Maker of tiles

derived from 'Antonius', meaning 'priceless' or 'of inestimable worth'

handsome

princess

Who is like God?

From an English surname which was derived from the Old English given name Tata, of unknown origin.

defender of mankind

beloved

Estonian form of ANDREW.

Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

defender of mankind

Originally a surname meaning 'maker of torches'.

wished-for child

Latinized form of GRUFFUDD. This name can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).

This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (hamon) "many, multitude".

broom hill

breath or vapor

from the meadow of the Royal Fortress

Form of ANNA.

From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman". This name was adopted in the 5th-century by Saint Patrick, whose birth name was Sucat.

eternal ruler

Latinized form of SELENE. This name was borne by popular Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla (1971-1995), who was known simply as Selena.

little, dark one

Form of RAPHAEL.

Lord; A modern variation used as a feminine form of the male name Kyrie

Simply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fidere "to trust". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Short form of NICHOLAS (or sometimes NICODEMUS).

Spanish form of ISHMAEL. This is also the form used in the Greek Old Testament.

Sea-born or sea-circle

male; brave; warlike

Warlike

From a surname which was originally taken from a Scottish place name meaning "meadow dwelling". A city in Texas bears this name, probably in honour of American Vice President George Mifflin Dallas.

Old French form of the Pictish name Drustan, a diminutive of DRUST. The spelling was altered by association with Latin tristis "sad".

A narrow road or pathway

From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. She was the younger sister of Jacob's first wife Leah....

messenger

peacock town

Speckled or freckled

to cut or to tailor

flourishing, long-lived

young horse

the people's ruler

Derived from the Old French word 'cadi,' meaning 'round' or 'barrel'

lion of God

Free man

God is my strength

Italian form of Angelus (see ANGEL).

Small stream

Little fire

heavenly

Ever ruler

Expectation or desire for a certain thing to happen

From the Gaelic surname Ó Cuidighthigh, which means "descendant of CUIDIGHTHEACH". A famous bearer of the surname was the American frontiersman and showman Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917).

Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa' (1726). He arrived at it by rearranging the initial syllables of the first name and surname of Esther Vanhomrigh, his close friend.

Variant of BRIAN.

Wide meadow

young lion

derived from André, meaning 'manly' or 'brave'

Exalted, noble

enduring

red-haired

to bind

Brave in battle

noble, strong

hewer, one who cuts trees

Finnish form of NICHOLAS, and a Croatian and Slovene short form of NIKOLA (1).

crown

A follower of Christ

descendant of the headstrong one

Victory of the people

queen

To tame

I love you

Variant of ALICIA. The spelling has probably been influenced by that of the alyssum flower, the name of which is derived from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with λυσσα (lyssa) "madness, rabies", since it was be…

victorious people

son of the marsh-dwellers

Rocky place

Means "friend" in Arabic.

Emerald

Laurel

Adventurous traveler.

Captivating.

narrow

noble, kind

young servant or page

Spanish and Portuguese form of EDWARD.

From the broad meadow

alive

From the name of the bird, ultimately from Old English hræfn. The raven is revered by several Native American groups of the west coast. It is also associated with the Norse god Odin.

laurel

long-haired

Warrior

brave ruler

from France; free one

Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". It is more likely of Oscan origin, since it was borne by the legendary Sabine king Titus Tatius.... [more]

serene, calm

Fortuity; luck; opportunity

alive, living

From the English surname Travis (a variant of TRAVERS). It was used in America in honour of William Travis (1809-1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Battle of the Alamo.

Derived from Marcus, meaning 'warlike'.

king or ruler; chieftain or lord

holding fast

Scottish

Mary's bitterness or wished-for child

Derived from the surname meaning 'firebrand' or 'son of Ty,' from Old French 'dis' meaning 'smoky’.

from the river Severn

From the grassland village