Marieke

Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (Dutch pronunciation: [maːˈrikə]), is a Dutch-language feminine given name, a diminutive of Maria. The Polish, Greek and Japanese equivalent is Marika.

The -ke suffix is characteristic for Flemish, Brabantian and Limburgish dialects, indicating that the name perhaps originated in present-day Belgium or the south of the Netherlands.

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 (born 1964), Dutch international rower
• Marieke van den Ham (born 1983), Dutch water polo player
• Marieke Hardy (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 (born 1979), Dutch handball goalkeeper
• Marieke van Wanroij (born 1979), Dutch professional racing cyclist
• Marieke van der Werf (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 (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, Dutch singer
• Marike Paulsson, Director of the University of Miami's School of Law International Arbitration Institute

See also

• "Marieke" (song), by Belgian singer/songwriter Jacques Brel
• Marieke (album), an album by Jacques Brel
• Marijke
• Mariken van Nieumeghen, protagonist in a miracle play from the early 16th century
• Marike Forest Park, a forest park in the Gambia