Femke () is a Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. It means and is derived from the name Femme. Originally from Friesland, the name Femke started to spread beyond this region around 1960, with peaks in popularity in 1980 and 2001. It is the name of over 26,000 women in the Netherlands and Belgium and can also be found in northwest Germany.
Femke () is a Dutch and West Frisian feminine given name of West Frisian origin. It means and is derived from the name Femme. Originally from Friesland, the name Femke started to spread beyond this region around 1960, with peaks in popularity in 1980 and 2001. It is the name of over 26,000 women in the Netherlands and Belgium and can also be found in northwest Germany.
==Etymology== Femke was originally a West Frisian name from Opsterland and surroundings. Femke means : it is a diminutive, indicated by the suffix , of the name Fem which is the feminine form of the West Frisian masculine name Femme. According to the Meertens Institute, Femme is probably a children's form for a two-part Germanic name with a first part Frede from the Proto-Germanic () followed by a second part starting with the letter m, such as the name Fredemar meaning from the Proto-Germanic and (). Variants of Femke and other feminine diminutives derived from Femme are Famke, Feemke, Femkje, Femmeke, Femmetje, Femmigje, and Fimke.
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