Maaike
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, originally a diminutive of the name Maria.[1][2]
In 2017, there were 18.891 women with Maaike as first name and 4.671 women with Maaike as middle name in the Netherlands.[3] In 2022, there were 657 women with Maaike as first name in Belgium, the majority of whom lived in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region.[4]
Less commonly used spelling variants of Maaike are Maaijke,[5] Maayke,[6] Maeike,[7] and Maeyke.[8]
People named Maaike or Maayke[edit]
People with the first name spelled Maaike include:
- Maaike Aarts (born 1976), Dutch violinist
- Maaike Boogaard (born 1998), Dutch cyclist
- Maaike Braat-Rolvink (1907–1992), Dutch painter
- Maaike Caelers (born 1990), Dutch triathlete
- Maaike De Vreese (born 1984), Belgian politician
- Maaike Hartjes (born 1972), Dutch cartoonist
- Maaike Head (born 1983), Dutch rower
- Maaike van Klink (born 2000), Dutch footballer
- Maaike Koutstaal (born 1975), Dutch tennis player
- Maaike Kito Lebbing, Australian musician and producer, known professionally as Kito
- Maaike Meijer (born 1949), Dutch literary scholar
- Maaike Polspoel (born 1989), Belgian cyclist
- Maaike Schoorel (born 1973), Dutch artist
- Maaike Schroeder (born 1971), Dutch cricketer
- Maaike Smit (born 1966), Dutch wheelchair athlete
- Maaike Vos (born 1985), Dutch speed skater
- Maaike de Waard (born 1996), Dutch swimmer
People with the first name spelled Maayke include:
- Maayke Heuver (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Maayke Tjin-A-Lim (born 1998), Dutch hurdler
References[edit]
- ^ "-tje - (verkleiningsachtervoegsel)" (in Dutch), Etymologiebank.nl, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Verklaring voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Evolution of the first names of new born children in Belgium since 1995", Statbel. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maaijke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maayke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maeike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maeyke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Maaike (given name) at Wikimedia Commons