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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. 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

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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

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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

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Maaike

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People with the first name spelled Maaike include:

Maayke

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People with the first name spelled Maayke include:

References

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  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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