Popular and traditional Belgian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Belgium. 362 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bart | Son of Talmai (Bartholomew) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Beata | Blessed; Happy | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Bernadette | Brave as a bear | 👧 Girl | French |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bert | Bright; Famous | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Bjørn | Bear | 👦 Boy | Norwegian |
| Bram | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Brecht | Bright | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Brigitte | Exalted one (Bridget) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Capucine | Nasturtium | 👧 Girl | French |
| Carine | Pure; Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |
| Caroline | Free woman | 👧 Girl | French |
| Catherine | Pure | 👧 Girl | French |
| Cécile | After St Cecilia | 👧 Girl | French |
| Céline | Heavenly | 👧 Girl | French |
| Chantal | Stone; Song | 👧 Girl | French |
| Charles | Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Christelle | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christian | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Christiane | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christine | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | French |
| Christophe | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | French |
| Claire | Clear; Bright | 👧 Girl | French |
| Claude | Lame (Roman family name Claudius) | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Claudine | From the Roman family name Claudius | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clémence | Mercy; Gentleness | 👧 Girl | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Colette | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Corinne | Maiden | 👧 Girl | French |
| Cynthia | From Mount Kynthos (a name of Artemis) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Damien | To tame; Subdue | 👦 Boy | French |
| Danielle | God is my judge | 👧 Girl | French |
| Dany | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Deborah | Bee | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Delphine | Dolphin; From Delphi | 👧 Girl | French |
| Denis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Denise | Devoted to Dionysus | 👧 Girl | French |
| Diane | Divine | 👧 Girl | French |
| Didier | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dimitri | Devoted to Demeter | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Dirk | Ruler of the people | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Dominique | Of the Lord | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Dorien | From Doris | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Dries | Manly (Andries) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Elaine | Bright; Shining light | 👧 Girl | French |
| Eline | Light (Helen) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Élise | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Elodie | Foreign riches | 👧 Girl | French |
| Els | God is my oath (Elisabeth) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Emeline | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Emilie | Rival; Eager | 👧 Girl | French |
| Eric | Eternal ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Esra | The Prophet's night journey | 👧 Girl | Turkish |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Evelien | Desired; Wished-for | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Eveline | Desired; Wished-for | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Evelyne | Desired; Wished-for | 👧 Girl | French |
| Evi | Life (Eve) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Evy | Life (Eve) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Eyal | Strength; Power; Deer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Fabian | Bean grower (Roman family name Fabius) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Fabienne | Bean grower | 👧 Girl | French |
| Fabrice | Craftsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fanny | Frenchwoman; Free (Frances) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Femke | Little woman; Maiden | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Fenna | Peace (from Frederika) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Fleur | Flower | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Francine | Frenchwoman; Free | 👧 Girl | French |
| François | Frenchman; Free (Francis) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Françoise | Frenchwoman; Free (Frances) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Frank | Frank; Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Frans | Frenchman; Free (Francis) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Frederic | Peaceful ruler | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gaetan | From Gaeta | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Geert | Spear strength (Gerard) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Gerda | Enclosure; Protection | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Gert | Spear strength | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Ghislaine | Pledge; Hostage | 👧 Girl | French |
| Gilles | Young goat; Shield (Giles) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Greet | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Griet | Pearl (Margriet) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Guillaume | Resolute protector (William) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Guy | Guide; Wood; Valley | 👦 Boy | French, Hebrew |
| Hatice | Khadija | 👧 Girl | Turkish |
| Hélène | Light; Torch | 👧 Girl | French |
| Hellen | Light; Torch | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Herman | Army man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Hüseyin | Good; Handsome (Turkish form of Hussein) | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Ineke | Pure (Agnes) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Íris | Rainbow | 👧 Girl | Portuguese |
| Isabelle | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jacqueline | Supplanter | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jacques | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Czech |
| Jason | Healer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Claude | John and Claude | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Luc | John and Luke | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Marie | John and Mary | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Pierre | John and Peter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jeanine | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jeannine | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jeroen | Holy name (Jerome) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Jerome | Holy name | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jesse | Gift | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joelle | The Lord is God | 👧 Girl | French |
| Joeri | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joke | God is gracious (Johanna) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Jolien | Youthful (Juliana) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Jonathan | God has given | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jordy | To flow down (Jordan) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joris | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Jos | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Josiane | God will increase | 👧 Girl | French |
| Julie | Youthful | 👧 Girl | French |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Justine | Just; Fair | 👧 Girl | French |
| Karine | Pure; Beloved | 👧 Girl | French |