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

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

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:

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

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