De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich (one)".Rijke, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. Other forms include De Rijk, De Rijck and De Rijcke, while in Belgium the "ij" can be replaced with a "y" and the article can be merged with the adjective. The variants without an article (Rijke) can also be of patronymic origin ("son of Rijk").Rijke at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with such surnames include:
De Rijck / De Rijk / De Ryck / De Ryk / Derijck An de Ryck (born 1960s), Belgian brewster Beatrix de Rijk (1883–1958), Dutch aviator Cornelia de Rijck (1653 – 1726), Dutch painter Luc De Rijck (1965–1991), Belgian footballer Rudolf de Rijk (1937–2003), Dutch linguist Timothy Derijck (born 1987), Belgian footballer De Rijcke / De Rijke / De Ryke / Derycke Abraham de Rijcke (1566–1599), Flemish historical and portrait painter, son of Bernaert Alex de Rijke (born 1960), British architect Antonius de Rijcke (c.1475–c.1530), Flemish composer Bernaert de Rijcke (c.1535-1590), Flemish historical and portrait painter Germain Derycke (1929–1978), Belgian racing cyclist Johannis de Rijke (1842–1913), Dutch civil engineer and foreign advisor to Japan Luc Beyer de Ryke (1933–2018), Belgian journalist and politician Maarten de Rijke (born 1961), Dutch computer scientist Rijke Pieter Rijke (1812–1899), Dutch experimental physicist Robine Rijke (born 1996), Dutch cricketer Sjaak Rijke (born 1960), Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim
As a nickname People in the Low Countries nicknamed "the rich" include: Beatrix de Rijke (1421–1468), Dutch foundling ("Lucky the Rich"), who survived a flood allegedly because a cat balanced her cradle in the flood waters Maria de Rijke (1457–1482), Mary of Burgundy Otto de Rijke (c.1060–1113), Otto II, Count of Zutphen Willem de Rijke (1487–1559), Count of Nassau-Siegen, father of William the Silent Willem de Rijke (1516–1592), William of Cleves
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