Marijke
Appearance
Pronunciation | Dutch: [maːˈrɛikə] German: [maˈʁaɪkə] |
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Language(s) | Dutch |
Origin | |
Derivation | Maria |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Mareike |
Marijke, sometimes Germanized as Mareike, is a Dutch feminine given name. It is originally a diminutive of Mary. Phonetically, the name is said muh-rye-kah/keh, preferably with a rolling “r”.[1]
People named Marijke/Mareike
[edit]People with the given name Marijke include:
- Princess Marijke (later "Princess Christina"), youngest daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
- Marijke Abels (born 1948), Dutch visual artist and instructor
- Marijke Amado (born 1954), Dutch television presenter
- Marijke van Beukering-Huijbregts (born 1971), Dutch politician
- Marijke Callebaut (born 1980), retired Belgian footballer
- Marijke Djwalapersad (born 1951), Surinamese politician
- Marijke Engelen (born 1961), Dutch synchronized swimmer
- Marijke de Goey (born 1947), Dutch visual artist
- Marijke van Haaren (born 1952), Dutch politician
- Marijke Hanegraaf (born 1946), Dutch poet
- Marijke Kegge (born 1957), Dutch sprint canoer
- Marijke Mars (born 1965), American billionaire heiress and businesswoman
- Marijke Moser (born 1946), Dutch-born Swiss middle and long-distance runner
- Marijke Nel (born 1967), South African-born Canadian tennis player and former South African women's rugby union player.
- Marijke Ruiter (born 1954), Dutch swimmer, 10-fold champion at the Paralympic Games
- Marijke Schaar née Jansen (born 1944), Dutch tennis player
- Marijke Synhaeve (born 1989), Dutch politician
- Marijke Verpoorten, Belgian researcher and professor at the University of Antwerp
- Marijke Vos (born 1957), Dutch politician
- Marijke van Warmerdam (born 1959), Dutch photographer, installation artist, and video artist
People with the given name Mareike include:
- Mareike Adams (born 1990), German rower
- Mareike Carrière (1954-2014), German actress, spokesperson and translator.
- Mareike Miller née Adermann (born 1990), German wheelchair basketball player
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Workingwritersandbloggers.com, Interview Marijke Durning, viewed 14-1-2019