Nienke

Nienke
PronunciationDutch: [ˈniŋkə]
West Frisian: [ˈninkə]
GenderFeminine
LanguagesDutch, West Frisian
Origin
LanguageWest Frisian
DerivationNine + ke
Meaninglittle Nine
Other names
Alternative spellingNynke
DerivedCatharina

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.