Maaike

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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
DerivedMaria

Maaike (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːikə] ) is a Dutch feminine given name, originally a diminutive of the name Maria.[1][2]

Etymology[edit]

Maaike is a diminutive of the given name Maria.

Less common spelling variants of Maaike are Maaijke,[3] Maayke,[4] Maeike,[5] and Maeyke.[6]

Popularity[edit]

In 2017, there were 18.891 women with Maaike as first name and 4.671 women with Maaike as middle name in the Netherlands.[7] In 2022, there were 657 women with Maaike as first name in Belgium, the majority of whom lived in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region.[8]

People named Maaike or Maayke[edit]

People with the first name spelled Maaike include:

People with the first name spelled Maayke include:

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maaijke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maayke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maeike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maeyke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Populariteit voornaam Maaike" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Evolution of the first names of new born children in Belgium since 1995", Statbel. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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