Marieke, sometimes written as Marike or Marique (), 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