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Marieke Beversluis
Marieke (), also spelled Marike, is a Dutch language, Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria (given name), Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika. The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for Flemish dialect, Flemish, Brabantian dialect, Brabantian and Limburgish dialects, indicating that the name perhaps originated in present-day Belgium or the south of the Netherlands. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria (given Name)
Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name ''Marius (name), Marius'' (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity had spread across the Roman empire, it became the Latinised form of the name of Miriam: Mary, mother of Jesus. ''Maria'' (Greek language, Greek: Μαρία) is a form of the name used in the New Testament, standing alongside ''Mariam'' (Μαριάμ). It reflects the Syro-Aramaic name ''Maryam'', which is in turn derived from the Biblical Hebrew name ''Miriam (name), Miriam''. As a result of their similarity and syncretism, the Latin original name ''Maria'' and the Hebrew-derived ''Maria'' combined to form a single name. In Germanic languages, the name's usage is connected with the Germanic element *mar meaning "famous". The name is also sometimes used as a male (middle) name. This was historically the case in many Central Europe countries and still is the case i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |