Popular and traditional Dutch boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Netherlands. 187 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Elias | Elijah; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International |
| Leo | Lion | 👦 Boy | International |
| Liam | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | International |
| Lucas | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | International |
| Mehmet | Praiseworthy (Turkish form of Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Noah | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Oliver | Olive tree | 👦 Boy | International |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Ahmet | Most praiseworthy (Turkish form of Ahmad) | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Daan | God is my judge (Daniel) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Emil | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | International |
| Emir | Commander; Prince | 👦 Boy | Turkish, Bosnian |
| Felix | Lucky; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | International, French |
| Gabriel | God is my strength | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, International |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hugo | Mind; Intellect | 👦 Boy | International |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jonas | Dove; God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | International, Lithuanian |
| Kerem | Generosity; Nobility | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Levi | Joined; Attached | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Luuk | From Lucania; Light (Luke) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Matteo | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | International |
| Max | The greatest | 👦 Boy | International |
| Murat | Wish; Desire | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Mustafa | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Ömer | Long-lived (Turkish form of Omar) | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Oscar | Divine spear; Friend of deer | 👦 Boy | International |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sem | Name; Renown (Shem) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Theo | God; Divine gift | 👦 Boy | International, Portuguese |
| Yusuf | Joseph; God increases | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Turkish |
| Aad | From Hadria (short form of Adrianus) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Andries | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Arie | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Arjen | Eagle (Arend) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Arnold | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bart | Son of Talmai (Bartholomew) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Bas | Royal (from Sebastiaan) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bert | Bright; Famous | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Bjørn | Bear | 👦 Boy | Norwegian |
| Bram | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Cas | Treasurer (Casper) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Casper | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Cees | Horn (Cornelis) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Christiaan | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Coen | Bold counsel (Koenraad) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Cor | Horn (Cornelis) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Dion | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Dirk | Ruler of the people | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Emiel | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Evert | Strong as a boar | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Ferry | Peaceful ruler (Frederik) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Floris | Flowering | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Frans | Frenchman; Free (Francis) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Freek | Peaceful ruler (Frederik) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Frits | Peaceful ruler (Frederik) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Geert | Spear strength (Gerard) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Gerard | Spear strength | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Gerben | Spear bear | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Gerrit | Spear strength (Gerard) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Gert | Spear strength | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Gijs | Bright pledge (Gijsbert) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Guus | Venerable (Augustus) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Harm | Army man (Herman) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Hendrik | Ruler of the home | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Henk | Ruler of the home (Hendrik) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Herman | Army man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Hüseyin | Good; Handsome (Turkish form of Hussein) | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Huub | Bright mind (Hubert) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Ivo | Yew | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Jaap | Supplanter (Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Jan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Czech |
| Jelle | Payment; Reward | 👦 Boy | Frisian |
| Jeroen | Holy name (Jerome) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Jesse | Gift | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Job | Persecuted; Patient one | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jochem | God will establish (Joachim) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joep | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joeri | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joop | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joost | Champion; Just | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Jordy | To flow down (Jordan) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joris | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Jos | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Kees | Horn (Cornelis) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Kemal | Perfection; Maturity | 👦 Boy | Turkish |
| Klaas | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Koen | Bold counsel (Koenraad) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Koos | Supplanter (Jacobus) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Laurens | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Lex | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Maarten | Of Mars (Martin) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Maikel | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Marijn | Of the sea (Marinus) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Marius | Of Mars; Manly | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Martijn | Of Mars (Martin) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Mathijs | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Matthijs | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Menno | Strong; Firm (Meinhard) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Michiel | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Milan | Union; Meeting; Gracious; Dear | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Dutch, Serbian |
| Niek | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Piet | Rock (Peter) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Pieter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Pim | Determined protector (Willem) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Remco | Counsel; Wise | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Rens | Laurel (Laurens) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Rien | Ruler's counsel | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Rik | Powerful ruler | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Rinus | Of Mars (Marinus) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |