Sjoukje () is a Dutch and West Frisian 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 is a

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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: * Sjoukje Dijkstra (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 HichtumJanneke van der Veer,
Nynke van Hichtum
(in Dutch), ''Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur'', October 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

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