Baby name
REVIVING
🇩🇪 🇳🇱 Fenja
/FEN · yah/
Meaning
“Peace”
Low German and Frisian feminine name, possibly a pet form of Fenke or related to the Old Frisian word for girl or woman; characteristic of the North Sea coastal naming tradition.
Nicknames
fen
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Feels coastal and Northern German; quietly distinctive with authentic regional roots.
The cultural moment.
Rising in northern Germany since the 2000s; part of the Frisian-influenced naming revival.