Nienke (), also spelled Nynke, is Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. It is a diminutive of Nine which is probably derived from Catharina. It is the given name of over 14,000 women in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Etymology Nienke was originally a West Frisian name.Gerrit Bloothooft, "Typisch Nederlandse voornamen" (in Dutch), Neerlandistiek, 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023. It is a diminutive, indicated by the suffix , of the West Frisian name Nine."-tje - (verkleiningsachtervoegsel)" (in Dutch), Etymologiebank.nl, Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 28 November 2023."Verklaring voornaam Nienke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 November 2023. Nine is probably a flattery form or children's form for the name Catharina, which comes from the Greek word () meaning clean or pure."Verklaring voornaam Nine" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 November 2023."Verklaring voornaam Catharina" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
Popularity
As of 2017, Nienke was the first name of 12,515 women (0.1677%) and a middle name of 1,192 women (0.0161%) in the Netherlands."Verspreiding voornaam Nienke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
As of 2022, Nienke was the given name of 781 women in Belgium (0.0132%)."Prénoms des femmes en 2022" (in French), Statbel. Retrieved 24 November 2023."Population by gender and age group - Belgium, last year", Statbel. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
People with the name Nienke People with the given name spelled Nienke include:
Nienke Brinkman (born 1993), Dutch long-distance runner"Nienke Brinkman", World Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nienke Hommes (born 1977), Dutch rower"Nienke Hommes", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nienke Kingma (born 1982), Dutch rower"Nienke Kingma", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nienke Kremers (born 1985), Dutch field hockey player"Kremers stopt vanwege rugblessure" (in Dutch), NOS, 9 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nienke Timmer (born 1998), Dutch track and field para-athlete Nienke Vinke (born 2004), Dutch cyclist"Nienke Vinke"", Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
Nynke People with the given name spelled Nynke include: Nynke Dekker (born 1971), a Dutch biophysicist"Prof. Nynke Dekker", Dutch Research Council. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nynke van Hichtum, pen name of Sjoukje Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (1860–1939), Dutch children's book authorJanneke van der Veer, "Nynke van Hichtum" (in Dutch), Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur, October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nynke Klopstra (born 1973), a Dutch judoka"Nynke Klopstra", International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024. Nynke Laverman (born 1980), a Dutch writer and performerMarcel Wiegman, "Zangeres Nynke Laverman: ‘Ik vind mens-zijn best gecompliceerd’" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 14 October 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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