Auke (name) explained

Auke, pron. [ˈaukə], is a quite common West Frisian masculine given name. It seems to have been a diminutive form originally (-ke is one of the most common diminutive suffices in West Frisian), which developed from the historic form Auwe or Auwen. According to onomatologist Rienk de Haan, Auwe was a very reduced form of certain Germanic names, possibly starting with Alf- (meaning "elf", "supernatural" or "nature spirit").^[1]

In West Frisian, masculine given names can usually be adapted to equivalent feminine given names. In the case of Auke, this is accomplished by dropping the voiceless final syllable and adding a diminutive suffix in its place (in this case -je), resulting in Aukje. This is a very common feminine given name in Friesland.^[2]

People named Auke

Notable people with the name Auke include:

• Auke Adema (1907–1976), a Dutch skater and winner of the Elfstedentocht
• Auke Bloembergen (born 1927), a Dutch jurist and legal scholar
• Auke Hulst (born 1975), a Dutch writer and musician
• Auke Stellingwerf (1635–1665), a Dutch (Frisian) admiral
• Auke Tellegen, an American psychologist
• Auke Zijlstra (born 1964), a Dutch politician

People named Aukje

Notable people with the name Aukje include:

• Aukje de Vries (born 1964), a Dutch (Frisian) politician

See also

• Auken
• Hauke

References

1. Rienk de Haan, Fryske Foarnammen, Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij),, p. 35.
2. Rienk de Haan, Fryske Foarnammen, Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij),, p. 35.