At a Glance: Name: Maike – Origin: Frisian/Low German (pet form, base name debated) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: MY-kuh
Maike is a Frisian/Low German (pet form, base name debated) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Girl Names That Are Quietly Making a Comeback.
Meaning & Origin of Maike
Origin: Frisian/Low German (pet form, base name debated).
A common claim: Pearl (as a form of Margarete) Actually: Maike is often labeled a form of Margarete ('pearl'), but it's more commonly documented as a Frisian/Low German pet form of Maria, making the Margarete link doubtful.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Maike
Phonetic: MY-kuh IPA: /ˈmaɪkə/
Popularity of Maike
Maike doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Maike
Similar Names
Frauke · Wiebke · Janneke · Sieta · Tilde · Femke
