Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (), is a

Dutch-language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans' ...

feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria.Behind the Name: Marieke
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Marika Marika is a feminine given name of Polish, Greek, and Japanese origin. It has its origin in the Hungarian and Greek nickname for Maria, or its Silesian diminutive "Maryjka". Marieke is the Dutch and Flemish equivalent. Marika is also a Fijian g ...

. The ''-ke'' suffix is characteristic for

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Brabantian Brabantian or Brabantish, also Brabantic or Brabantine ( nl, Brabants, Standard Dutch pronunciation: , ), is a dialect group of the Dutch language. It is named after the historical Duchy of Brabant, which corresponded mainly to the Dutch pro ...

and

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg and in the neig ...

dialects, indicating that the name perhaps originated in present-day

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or the south of the

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. People with the given name Marieke include: * Marieke Blaauw (born 1979), Dutch animator * Marieke D'Cruz (née Guehrer) (born 1986), Australian swimmer * Marieke van Doorn (born 1960), Dutch field hockey midfielder *

Marieke van Drogenbroek Maria "Marieke" van Drogenbroek (born 16 December 1964 in Utrecht) is a former international rower from the Netherlands, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Eights at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, alongside Lynda Cor ...

(born 1964), Dutch international rower * Marieke van den Ham (born 1983), Dutch water polo player *

Marieke Hardy Marieke Josephine Hardy (born 26 May 1976) is an Australian writer, radio and television presenter, television producer and screenwriter and former television actress. Early life and family Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank Hardy, author of ...

(born 1976), Australian writer, television producer and television actress * Marieke Lucas Rijneveld (born 1991), Dutch writer * Marieke Nijkamp, Dutch writer * Marieke Stam (born 1964), Dutch speed skater * Marieke Tienstra (born 1999), Dutch swimmer * Marieke Veenhoven-Mattheussens (born 1984), Dutch field hockey player * Marieke Vervoort (born 1979), Belgian Paralympic athlete *

Marieke van der Wal Marieke van der Wal (born 1979) is a retired Dutch handball goalkeeper. She plays on the Dutch national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of ...

(born 1979), Dutch handball goalkeeper *

Marieke van Wanroij Marieke van Wanroij (born 5 July 1979) is a Dutch professional racing cyclist. See also * 2014 Boels Dolmans Cycling Team season Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 ...

(born 1979), Dutch professional racing cyclist *

Marieke van der Werf Maria Catharina Ida (Marieke) van der Werf (born 8 November 1959 in Dordrecht) is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she was an MP from 11 January 2011 to 19 September 2012 ...

(born 1959), Dutch politician * Marieke Westerhof (born 1974), Dutch rower * Marieke Wijsman (born 1975), Dutch speed skater People with the given name Marike include: *

Marike Bok Marike Bok (17 January 1943 – 12 June 2017) was a Dutch portrait painter. Life and work Bok studied at the Royal Art Academy in The Hague. Bok painted the Dutch Queen Beatrix twice. In 1995 she painted the Gentleman's Club (De heren club) ...

(1943-2017), Dutch portrait painter * Marike de Klerk (née Willemse) (1937-2001), former First Lady of South Africa * Marike Jager (born 1979), Dutch singer-songwriter *

Marike Groot The Gathering is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in Oss, North Brabant. The Gathering earliest releases were categorized as atmospheric doom metal with influences from extreme metal ...

, Dutch singer *

Marike Paulsson Marike Paulsson was, from 2014-2019, the Director of the University of Miami's School of Law International Arbitration Institute - a research think-tank in the field of international arbitration. She has experience working with Hanotiau & van den ...

, Director of the University of Miami's School of Law International Arbitration Institute

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