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Maaike
PronunciationDutch: [ˈmaːikə]
GenderFeminine
Language(s) Dutch
Origin
Language(s)Dutch
DerivationMaria + ke
Meaninglittle 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.

Etymology

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]

Popularity

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 name

Maaike

People with the first name spelled Maaike include:

Maayke

People with the first name spelled Maayke include:

References

  1. ^ " -tje - (verkleiningsachtervoegsel)" (in Dutch), Etymologiebank.nl, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ " Verklaring voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ " Verklaring voornaam Maria" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maaijke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maayke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maeike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maeyke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ " Evolution of the first names of new born children in Belgium since 1995", Statbel. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maaike
PronunciationDutch: [ˈmaːikə]
GenderFeminine
Language(s) Dutch
Origin
Language(s)Dutch
DerivationMaria + ke
Meaninglittle 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.

Etymology

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]

Popularity

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 name

Maaike

People with the first name spelled Maaike include:

Maayke

People with the first name spelled Maayke include:

References

  1. ^ " -tje - (verkleiningsachtervoegsel)" (in Dutch), Etymologiebank.nl, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ^ " Verklaring voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ^ " Verklaring voornaam Maria" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maaijke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maayke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maeike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maeyke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ " Populariteit voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  9. ^ " Evolution of the first names of new born children in Belgium since 1995", Statbel. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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