Maaike Explained

Maaike
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /nl/
Gender:	Feminine
Meaning:	little Maria
Language:	Dutch
Language origin:	Dutch
Variant Forms:	Maaijke, Maayke, Maeike, Maeyke
Derived:	Maria
Derivation:	Maria + ke

Maaike (pronounced as /nl/) 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

Maaike means . The name is a diminutive as indicated by the suffix Dutch; Flemish: -ke of the given name Maria from Latin translation of the New Testament, which is based on the Greek original Mariam (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαριάμ) and derived from the Hebrew given name Miriam (Hebrew: 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

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

Maaike

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

Maayke

People with the first name spelled Maayke include:

• Maayke Heuver (born 1990), Dutch footballer
• Maayke Tjin-A-Lim (born 1998), Dutch hurdler

Notes and References

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.