Pronunciation | Dutch: [ˈmaːikə] |
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Gender | Feminine |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Derivation | Maria + ke |
Meaning | little Maria |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Maaijke, Maayke, Maeike, Maeyke |
Derived | Maria |
Maaike (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːikə] ) is a Dutch feminine given name. The name is originally a diminutive of Maria, which is derived from the Hebrew name Miriam. In the Netherlands and Belgium are over 24,000 women with the name Maaike.
Maaike means 'little Maria'. The name is a diminutive as indicated by the suffix -ke of the given name Maria from Latin translation of the New Testament, which is based on the Greek original Mariam (Μαριάμ) and derived from the Hebrew given name Miriam (מִרְיָם). [1] [2] The meaning of Maria, Mariam, and Miriam is unknown. [3] Less common spelling variants of Maaike are Maaijke, [4] Maayke, [5] Maeike, [6] and Maeyke. [7]
In 2017, there were 18.891 women with Maaike as first name and 4.671 women with Maaike as middle name in the Netherlands. [8] In 2022, there were 657 women with Maaike as first name in Belgium, the majority of whom lived in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region. [9]
People with the first name spelled Maaike include:
People with the first name spelled Maayke include:
Pronunciation | Dutch: [ˈmaːikə] |
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Gender | Feminine |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Dutch |
Derivation | Maria + ke |
Meaning | little Maria |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Maaijke, Maayke, Maeike, Maeyke |
Derived | Maria |
Maaike (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːikə] ) is a Dutch feminine given name. The name is originally a diminutive of Maria, which is derived from the Hebrew name Miriam. In the Netherlands and Belgium are over 24,000 women with the name Maaike.
Maaike means 'little Maria'. The name is a diminutive as indicated by the suffix -ke of the given name Maria from Latin translation of the New Testament, which is based on the Greek original Mariam (Μαριάμ) and derived from the Hebrew given name Miriam (מִרְיָם). [1] [2] The meaning of Maria, Mariam, and Miriam is unknown. [3] Less common spelling variants of Maaike are Maaijke, [4] Maayke, [5] Maeike, [6] and Maeyke. [7]
In 2017, there were 18.891 women with Maaike as first name and 4.671 women with Maaike as middle name in the Netherlands. [8] In 2022, there were 657 women with Maaike as first name in Belgium, the majority of whom lived in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region. [9]
People with the first name spelled Maaike include:
People with the first name spelled Maayke include: