Lieke () is a Dutch feminine given name. It is a diminutive of a short form of the name Angelie, Angelika, Elisabeth, Lia, or Nicolaas. The name was introduced in the 1940s, with popularity peaks in 1991 and 2008. It is the name of over 16,000 women in the Netherlands and Belgium, and can also be found in northern Germany.
Etymology Lieke means , where the suffix indicates it is a diminutive and Lie is a shortened form of the feminine names Angelie, Angelika, or Lia."-tje - (verkleiningsachtervoegsel)" (in Dutch), Etymologiebank.nl, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 21 November 2023."Verklaring voornaam Lieke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2023. As a spelling variation of the name Like, Lie can also be a diminutive short form of the feminine name Elisabeth or the masculine name Nicolaas."Verklaring voornaam Like" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
Popularity In the Netherlands, Lieke was first registered as a given name in the 1940s with a total of 0–3 newborns per year until the late 1960s, when the name gradually started to gain popularity with a smaller peak of 277 newborns in 1991 and a larger peak of 719 newborns in 2008."Populariteit voornaam Lieke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 2 December 2024. As of 2017, there were 14,239 women (0.1908%) with Lieke as first name and 1,200 women (0.0162%) with Lieke as middle name in the Netherlands; the municipality of Veghel had the highest percentage (0.6846%) of women named Lieke, followed by the municipality of Veldhoven (0.6726%), both in the southern province of North Brabant."Verspreiding voornaam Lieke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
In Belgium, the popularity of Lieke peaked with 67 newborns in 2008."Evolution of the first names of new born children in Belgium since 1995", Statbel. Retrieved 2 December 2024. As of 2023, there were 583 women with Lieke as first name in Belgium."Firstnames Girls 1995–2023", Statbel. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
In Germany, the name is most popular in the northern states, particularly in the state of Schleswig-Holstein."Vorname Lieke * Statistik, Herkunft und Bedeutung" (in German), Beliebte-Vornamen.de. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
People named Lieke People with the first name Lieke include:
Lieke Klaus (born 1989), Dutch BMX racer"Lieke Klaus", Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Lieke Klaver (born 1998), Dutch track and field athlete"Lieke Klaver", World Athletics. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Lieke van Lexmond (born 1982), Dutch actress, model, presenter and singer"Lieke van Lexmond deelt na maanden afwezigheid groot nieuws" (in Dutch), RTL Boulevard, 1 August 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Lieke Marsman (1990–2026), Dutch poet"Lieke Marsman", Nederlands Letterenfonds. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Lieke Martens (born 1992), Dutch football player"Lieke Martens", UEFA. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Lieke Nooijen (born 2001), Dutch cyclist"Lieke Nooijen", Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 2 December 2024. Lieke Rogge (born 2000), Dutch waterpolo player"Lieke Rogge", Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 December 2024. Lieke Wevers (born 1991), Dutch gymnast"Lieke Wevers", Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024. Lieke van Wijk (born 1993), Dutch field hockey player"Lieke van Wijk", Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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