Pronunciation | Dutch:
[ˈninkə] West Frisian: [ˈninkə] |
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Gender | Feminine |
Language(s) | Dutch, West Frisian |
Origin | |
Language(s) | West Frisian |
Derivation | Nine + ke |
Meaning | little Nine |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Nynke |
Derived | Catharina |
Nienke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈninkə] ), also spelled Nynke, is Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. It is a diminutive of Nine which is probably derived from Catharina. It is the given name of over 14,000 women in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Nienke was originally a West Frisian name. [1] It is a diminutive, indicated by the suffix -ke, of the West Frisian name Nine. [2] [3] Nine is probably a flattery form or children's form for the name Catharina, which comes from the Greek word καθαρός (katharós) meaning clean or pure. [4] [5]
As of 2017, Nienke was the first name of 12,515 women (0.1677%) and a middle name of 1,192 women (0.0161%) in the Netherlands. [6]
As of 2022, Nienke was the given name of 781 women in Belgium (0.0132%). [7] [8]
People with the given name spelled Nienke include:
People with the given name spelled Nynke include: