Sjoukje () is a
Dutch
Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
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and
West Frisian feminine
given name
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. It is a
diminutive
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derived from the West Frisian masculine name Sieuwe. As of 2017, Sjoukje was the first name of 3,706 women (0.0497%) and a middle name of 1,579 women (0.0214%) in the Netherlands; five municipalities in the province of
Friesland
Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
had the highest percentages of women named Sjoukje (1.2764–1.5932%).
People named Sjoukje
People with the first name Femke include:
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Sjoukje Dijkstra
Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (; 28 January 1942 – 2 May 2024) was a Dutch competitive figure skater. She was the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time ...
(1942–2024), Dutch figure skater
* Sjoukje Smit-van 't Spijker (born 1950), Dutch singer known as
Maggie MacNeal
Maggie MacNeal (born Sjoukje Lucie van 't Spijker; 5 May 1950) is a Dutch singer. She was a member of Mouth & MacNeal, a pop duet (music), duo from the Netherlands, who are best known for their million-selling recording of "How Do You Do (Mouth ...
* Sjoukje Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (1860–1939), Dutch writer known as
Nynke van Hichtum
Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (; 13 February 1860 – 9 January 1939), better known under her pseudonym Nienke van Hichtum (), was a well-known Frisian Dutch children's author and translator. Van Hichtum wrote books and storie ...
[Janneke van der Veer,]
Nynke van Hichtum
(in Dutch), ''Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur'', October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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Dutch feminine given names
Feminine given names
West Frisian given names