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De Rijke

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De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich (one)".[1] Other forms include De Rijk, De Rijck and De Rijcke, while in Belgium the "ij" can be replaced with a "y" and the article can be merged with the adjective. The variants without an article (Rijke) can also be of patronymic origin ("son of Rijk").[2] People with such surnames include:

De Rijck / De Rijk / De Ryck / De Ryk / Derijck
De Rijcke / De Rijke / De Ryke / Derycke
Rijke

As a nickname

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People in the Low Countries nicknamed "the rich" include:

  • Beatrix de Rijke (1421-1468), Dutch foundling ("Lucky the Rich"), who survived a flood allegedly because a cat balanced her cradle in the flood waters
  • Maria de Rijke (1457–1482), Mary of Burgundy
  • Otto de Rijke (c.1060–1113), Otto II, Count of Zutphen
  • Willem de Rijke (1487-1559), Count of Nassau-Siegen, father of William the Silent
  • Willem de Rijke (1516–1592), William of Cleves

References

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  1. ^ Rijke, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Rijke at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.