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Feminine
Dutch
Meaning & History
Marieke is a Dutch feminine given name, the diminutive form of Maria. The name is pronounced [maːˈrikə] and is also spelled Marike. The diminutive suffix -ke is characteristic of Flemish, Brabantian, and Limburgish dialects, suggesting that Marieke may have originated in present-day Belgium or the southern Netherlands.
Etymology
Marie is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Maryam (see Mary), which passed into Greek as Mariám and Latin as Maria. The Dutch formation follows a pattern of adding a diminutive suffix (-ke) to form affectionate or familiar variants.Notable Bearers
Many women bear the name Marieke, including:- Marieke van Amerom (born 1942), Dutch painter
- Marieke Blaauw (born 1979), Dutch animator
- Marieke van Doorn (born 1960), Dutch field hockey player
- Marieke van Drogenbroek (born 1964), Dutch rower
- Marieke Hardy (born 1976), Australian writer, producer, and actress
The Polish, Greek, and Japanese equivalent is Marika.
Cultural Context
The nickname-sounding form reflects the common Dutch practice of creating feminine pet forms with the suffix -ke (or -je in standard Dutch). Indeed, related names include Marijke, Marike, and Mariska.Marieke enjoyed popularity in the Netherlands in the late 20th century and remains recognizable today. In Australian contexts, the name gained a profile through media personality Marieke Hardy.
- Meaning: Diminutive of Maria
- Origin: Dutch
- Type: Feminine given name
- Usage Regions: Netherlands, Flanders
Related Names
Variants
Diminutives
Other Languages & Cultures
(Afrikaans)
Marietjie (Swedish)
Marie (Malay)
Mariam (Urdu)
Maryam (Arabic (Maghrebi))
Mariem, Meriem (Welsh)
Mari 1 (Ukrainian)
Maria (Greek)
Meri 2 (Spanish)
Marieta (Azerbaijani)
Məryəm (Bashkir)
Märyäm (Basque)
Miren, Maddi (Estonian)
Maia 3 (Ukrainian)
Mariya (Belarusian)
Maryia (English)
Mary (Swedish)
Miriam (Spanish)
Miryam (Bosnian)
Merjem, Merjema (Norwegian)
Mai 3 (Spanish)
Mariela (Ukrainian)
Mariyka (Catalan)
Mariona, Ona 2 (Slovene)
Marija (Swedish)
Maja 2 (Serbian)
Mara 2 (Slovene)
Mare, Marica (Croatian)
Marijeta (Swedish)
Mia, Marika (Norwegian)
Maiken (Swedish)
Maj 2, Majken (Norwegian)
Maren, Mie (Urdu)
Mariyam (English)
Maleah (Hawaiian)
Malia (English)
Maliyah (Irish)
Maura 2 (Scottish)
Moira (English)
Mae, Mamie, Maree, Mariah, Marian 1, Marinda (German)
Marion 1 (Irish)
Maureen (English)
May, Mayme, Merrion, Mimi, Molly, Mora (Spanish (Philippines))
Mariel (Estonian)
Maarja (Slovene)
Mirjam (Finnish)
Maarika (Estonian)
Maie, Mall, Malle 1, Maris 1 (Finnish)
Marje 2 (Estonian)
Marju (Maori)
Mere (Slovak)
Miriama (Finnish)
Maaria (Sorbian)
Marja (Finnish)
Marjo 1, Meeri, Mirjami (Latvian)
Maija (Finnish)
Maila (Spanish)
Marita 1 (Finnish)
Maritta, Marjatta, Marjukka, Marjut, Miia, Mirja, Mirka 2 (French)
Myriam, Manon, Marielle, Mariette, Marise, Maryse (German)
Maike, Mareike (Spanish)
María (Galician)
Maruxa (German)
Malea, Mariele (Polish)
Marietta (German)
Meike, Mitzi, Ria (Hausa)
Maryamu (Hebrew)
Miri (History)
Mariamne (Slovak)
Mária (Hungarian)
Mariska (Icelandic)
Mæja (Irish)
Máire (Scottish)
Moyra (Irish)
Muire, Máirín (Italian)
Mariella, Miriana (Kazakh)
Märiyam (Latvian)
Māra, Mārīte (Lithuanian)
Marytė (Manx)
Moirrey, Voirrey (Medieval English)
Malle 2, Molle (Polish)
Mariola 1, Maryla, Marysia, Marzena (Portuguese)
Mariana, Mariane, Mariazinha (Romanian)
Maricica, Marioara (Ukrainian)
Mariia (Russian)
Manya (Ukrainian)
Marusya (Russian)
Marya, Masha, Miya (Sami)
Márjá (Tongan)
Mele (Scottish)
Mhairi (Scottish Gaelic)
Màiri, Moire (Slovene)
Manca, Manja, Maruša, Mija (Somali)
Maryan (Spanish)
Míriam, Mía, Mirian 1 (Spanish (Latin American))
Marely, Maritza (Swahili)
Mariamu (Swedish)
My (Tatar)
Märyam (Uyghur)
Meryem (Walloon)
Mareye (Welsh)
Mair (Western African)
Mariama
Sources: Wikipedia — Marieke