diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
Johanna
Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek Spiritus ...
Meertens Institute
The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of ...
database of Dutch given names.
People named Joke
People with the first name Joke include:
* Joke van Beusekom (born 1952), Dutch badminton player
* Joke Bijleveld (born 1940), Dutch track and field athlete
* Joke Bouwstra (born 1956), Dutch skin researcher
* Joke Brandt (born 1958), Dutch diplomat
* Joke Bruijs (born 1952), Dutch actress and singer
* Joke Devynck (born 1972), Belgian actress
* Joke Dierdorp (born 1955), Dutch rower
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Joke Fincioen Joke Fincioen is a Belgian-born United States–based television producer, filmmaker, director, and showrunner. She pronounces her first name /jōk/. Her television credits include the VH1 reality TV acting competition series ''Scream Queens'', the ...
, American filmmaker and TV producer
* Joke Folmer (1923–2022), Dutch resistance member in WWII
* Joke Kersten (1944–2020), Dutch politician
* Joke Kleijweg (born 1962), Dutch long-distance runner
* Joke de Korte (born 1935), Dutch swimmer
* Joke Kos (born 1956), Dutch gymnast
* Joke de Kruijf (born 1965), Dutch musical actress
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Joke van der Leeuw-Roord
Joke van der Leeuw-Roord (born 1949) is Founder and Special Advisor of EUROCLIO - The European Association of History Educators and is member of the Europeana Managing Board of the Europeana Association as well as Vice-Chair of the Europeana Founda ...
(born 1949), Dutch historian
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Joke van Leeuwen
Johanna Rutgera "Joke" van Leeuwen (; born 24 September 1952) is a Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer.Joke Muyiwa (born 1963), Nigerian film actress
* Joke van Rijswijk (born 1954), Dutch athlete
* Joke Schauvliege (born 1970), Flemish politician
* Joke Silva (born 1961), Nigerian actress, director, and businesswoman
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Joke Smit
Johanna Elisabeth "Joke" Smit (27 August 1933 – 19 September 1981) was a well-known Dutch feminist and politician in the 1970s.
Personal life
Smit grew up in a reformed family of six children in Vianen. Her father was a teacher. She a ...
(1933–1981), Dutch feminist and politician
* Joke Swiebel (born 1941), Dutch politician and activist
* Joke Waller-Hunter (1946–2005), Dutch UN official
Joke Singh
Nishant Tanwar (born on 7 November 1982), also known as 'Joke Singh' and more recently as 'Rider OP' is an Indian comedian and actor. He started off his professional career working at NDTV as a Producer, and began doing stand-up in 2009 when he ...