Marieke (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrikə] ^ⓘ), also spelled Marike, is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. ^[1] The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.

The -ke suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgish dialects, indicating that the name perhaps originated in present-day Belgium or the south of the Netherlands.^{[ citation needed]}

People named Marieke or Marike

People with the given name Marieke include:

• Marieke van Amerom (born 1942), Dutch painter
• Marieke Blaauw (born 1979), Dutch animator
• Marieke D'Cruz (born 1986), Australian swimmer
• Marieke van Doorn (born 1960), Dutch field hockey player
• Marieke van Drogenbroek (born 1964), Dutch rower
• Marieke van den Ham (born 1983), Dutch water polo player
• Marieke Hardy (born 1976), Australian writer, producer, and actress
• Marieke Hommels, Dutch cricketer
• Marieke Huisman (born 1973), Dutch computer scientist
• Marieke Keijser (born 1997), Dutch rower
• Marieke Koekkoek (born 1989), Dutch politician
• Marieke Lettink, New Zealand herpetologist
• Marieke Nijkamp, Dutch writer
• Marieke Nivard (born 1990), Dutch golfer
• Marieke van der Putten (born 1982), Dutch dressage rider
• Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 1991), Dutch writer
• Marieke Sanders-ten Holte (born 1941), Dutch politician
• Marieke Stam (born 1964), Dutch speed skater
• Marieke Veenhoven-Mattheussens (born 1984), Dutch field hockey player
• Marieke Veltman (born 1971), American long jumper
• Marieke Verbiesen, Dutch new media artist
• Marieke Vervoort (1979–2019), Belgian para-athlete
• Marieke van der Wal (born 1979), Dutch handball player
• Marieke van Wanroij (born 1979), Dutch cyclist
• Marieke van der Werf (born 1959), Dutch politician
• Marieke Westerhof (born 1974), Dutch rower
• Marieke Wijsman (born 1975), Dutch speed skater
• Marieke van Witzenburg-de Groot (born 1985), Dutch cyclist

People with the given name Marike include:

• Marike Bok (1943–2017), Dutch portrait painter
• Marike Jager (born 1979), Dutch singer-songwriter
• Marike de Klerk (1937–2001), First Lady of South Africa
• Marike Paulsson, legal scholar
• Marike Steinacker (born 1992), German discus thrower

Name list

This section lists people that share the same given name.
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See also

• "Marieke" (song), song by Jacques Brel
• Marieke (album), music album by Jacques Brel
• Marijke, Dutch feminine given name
• Mariken van Nieumeghen, protagonist in a miracle play from the early 16th century
• Marike Forest Park, a forest park in the Gambia

References

External links

• Media related to Marieke (given name) at Wikimedia Commons
• Media related to Marike (given name) at Wikimedia Commons