Maaike
Maaike 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 -ke of the given name Maria from Latin translation of the New Testament, which is based on the Greek original Mariam and derived from the Hebrew given name Miriam. The meaning of Maria, Mariam, and Miriam is unknown. Less common spelling variants of Maaike are Maaijke, Maayke, Maeike, and Maeyke.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. In 2022, there were 657 women with Maaike as first name in Belgium, the majority of whom lived in the Dutch-speaking Flemish Region.People with the name
Maaike
People with the first name spelled Maaike include:- Maaike Aarts, Dutch violinist
- Maaike Boogaard, Dutch cyclist
- Maaike Braat-Rolvink, Dutch painter
- Maaike Caelers, Dutch triathlete
- Maaike De Vreese, Belgian politician
- Maaike Hartjes, Dutch cartoonist
- Maaike Head, Dutch rower
- Maaike Keetman, Dutch chess player
- Maaike van Klink, Dutch footballer
- Maaike Koutstaal, Dutch tennis player
- Maaike Kito Lebbing, Australian musician and producer, known professionally as Kito
- Maaike Meijer, Dutch literary scholar
- Maaike Polspoel, Belgian cyclist
- Maaike Schoorel, Dutch artist
- Maaike Schroeder, Dutch cricketer
- Maaike Smit, Dutch wheelchair athlete
- Maaike Vos, Dutch speed skater
- Maaike de Waard, Dutch swimmer
Maayke
People with the first name spelled Maayke include:- Maayke Heuver, Dutch footballer
- Maayke Tjin-A-Lim, Dutch hurdler