Dutch-language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speak ...
feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It can be a contraction of
Maria
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
* 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
Helena
Helena may refer to:
People
*Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer
* Saint Helena (disambiguation), this includes places
Places
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* Helena ...
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 given names in the Netherlands. People bearing the name include:
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Marleen Barth
Magdalena Antoinette Maria 'Marleen' Barth (born 21 March 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and trade unionist, and a former journalist.
Early life and education
Magdalena Antoinette Maria Barth was born on 21 March 1964 ...
(born 1964), Dutch politician
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Marleen S. Barr
Marleen S. Barr (born March 1, 1953) teaches communication and media studies at Fordham University, New York City. She is notable for her significant contributions to science fiction studies, for which she won a Pilgrim Award from the Science Fic ...
(born 1953), American academic and author
* Marleen Clemminck (born 1958), Belgian racing cyclist
* Marleen Daniels (born 1958), Belgian photographer
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Marleen Gorris
Marleen Gorris (born 9 December 1948) is a Dutch former writer and director. Gorris is known as an outspoken feminist and supporter of gay and lesbian issues which is reflected in much of her work. Her film, '' Antonia's Line,'' won an Oscar fo ...
(born 1948), Dutch writer and director
* Marleen van Iersel (born 1988), Dutch beach volleyball player
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Marleen Kuppens
Marleen Kuppens (born 30 April 1959, in Neerpelt) is a Belgian canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of ninth in the K-2 500 m event at Los Angeles in 1984 ...
Marleen Renders
Marleen Renders (born 24 December 1968, in Diest) is a retired female long-distance runner from Belgium, who represented her native country thrice at the Summer Olympics: in 1988, 1996 and 2000. In 1995 she won the Antwerp Marathon, in 1998 the ...
(born 1968), Belgian long-distance runner
* Marleen van Rij (born 1950), Dutch rower
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Marleen Temmerman
Marleen Temmerman (born 24 March 1953 in Lokeren, Belgium) is a Belgian gynaecologist, professor and former Senator, currently heading the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya.
Biography
Temm ...
(born 1953), Belgian politician
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Marleen Vanderpoorten
Marleen Caroline Valère Vanderpoorten (born 21 July 1954) is a Belgium, Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, Flemish Liberals and Democrats (VLD). She is the daughter of Herman Vanderpoorten a ...
(born 1954), Belgian/Flemish politician
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Marleen Veldhuis
Magdalena Johanna Maria "Marleen" Veldhuis (born 29 June 1979) is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. She was world record holder in four events (one individual event and three relay events). Veldhuis won eight world championships gold medal ...
(born 1979), Dutch swimmer
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Marleen Wissink
Marleen Wissink is a former Dutch football goalkeeper. She played at 1.FFC Frankfurt for more than a decade, winning two UEFA Women's Cups and five Bundesligas."Marleen" (''Australian Playhouse''), A 1966 Australian TV play
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Lili Marleen
"Lili Marleen" (also spelled "Lili Marlen'", "Lilli Marlene", "Lily Marlene", "Lili Marlène" among others; ) is a German love song that became popular during World War II throughout Europe and the Mediterranean among both Axis powers, Axis and ...
", a German song
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Marlene (given name) Marlene is a German language, German feminine given name. It is derived from Maria (given name), Maria combined with Magdalene (given name), Magdalene. It was popularized by actress and singer Marlene Dietrich. It also came into wider use in the 194 ...