Nienke
| Pronunciation | Dutch:[ˈniŋkə]ⓘWest Frisian:[ˈninkə] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Languages | Dutch, West Frisian |
| Origin | |
| Language | West Frisian |
| Derivation | Nine + ke |
| Meaning | little Nine |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Nynke |
| Derived | Catharina |
Nienke (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈniŋkə]ⓘ), 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.[1] It is a diminutive, indicated by the suffix-ke, of the West Frisian name Nine.[2][3] Nine is probably a flattery form or children's form for the name Catharina, which comes from the Greek word καθαρός (katharós) meaning clean or pure.[4][5]
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.[6]
As of 2022, Nienke was the given name of 781 women in Belgium (0.0132%).[7][8]
People with the name
Nienke
People with the given name spelled Nienke include:
- Nienke Brinkman (born 1993), Dutch long-distance runner[9]
- Nienke Hommes (born 1977), Dutch rower[10]
- Nienke Kingma (born 1982), Dutch rower[11]
- Nienke Kremers (born 1985), Dutch field hockey player[12]
- Nienke Timmer (born 1998), Dutch track and field para-athlete[13]
- Nienke Vinke (born 2004), Dutch cyclist[14]
- Nienke Wasmus (born 1999), Dutch cyclist[15]
Nynke
People with the given name spelled Nynke include:
- Nynke Dekker (born 1971), a Dutch biophysicist[16]
- Nynke van Hichtum, pen name of Sjoukje Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (1860–1939), Dutch children's book author[17]
- Nynke Klopstra (born 1973), a Dutch judoka[18]
- Nynke Laverman (born 1980), a Dutch writer and performer[19]
References
- ^Gerrit Bloothooft, "Typisch Nederlandse voornamen" (in Dutch), Neerlandistiek, 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^"-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.
- ^"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.
- ^"Verspreiding voornaam Nienke" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Voornamenbank, Meertens Institute. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^"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.
- ^"Nienke Brinkman", World Athletics. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Nienke Hommes", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Nienke Kingma", Olympics.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Kremers stopt vanwege rugblessure" (in Dutch), NOS, 9 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Nienke Timmer", TeamNL. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Nienke Vinke"", Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Nienke Wasmus", Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Prof. Nynke Dekker", Dutch Research Council. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^Janneke van der Veer, "Nynke van Hichtum" (in Dutch), Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur, October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^"Nynke Klopstra", International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^Marcel Wiegman, "Zangeres Nynke Laverman: ‘Ik vind mens-zijn best gecompliceerd’" (in Dutch), Het Parool, 14 October 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
External links
Media related to Nienke (given name) at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Nynke (given name) at Wikimedia Commons
