Feike

Feike is a rare male and occasionally also female first name from Friesland. It represents a short form of names that end in '-fried', thus having the meaning of 'peace', derived from the Old High German term fridu, which means 'peace' or 'protection'.

What does the name Feike mean?

Feike is a male first name that is also rarely used as a female first name. It is a short form of names that end with '-fried' and means on its own 'peace', which goes back to the Old High German fridu for 'peace, protection'. A purely masculine variant of Feike is Feiko.

Where does the name Feike come from?

The origin of the name Feike is Old High German and includes both male and female forms, with the meaning 'peace'. The Old High German word fridu means 'peace' or 'protection'. The language is Frisian.

How do you pronounce Feike?

The sound and pronunciation of Feike: The name Feike is two syllables and has a bright sound. In German pronunciation, it is usually pronounced as 'Fei-ke' [ˈfaɪ̯kə], starting with a gliding diphthong that gives the name a certain lightness. The emphasis is clearly on the first syllable. The final '-ke' with its soft, unstressed vowel rounds off the name harmoniously. Feike thus conveys a Nordic character - friendly, open, and distinctive at the same time.

Popularity

Feike is a rather rare first name in Germany. It has not appeared in the German first name charts so far. The name Feike achieved its best ranking in 1937 with 298th place in the first name charts of the Netherlands. In the last ten years, Feike has been given as a first name about 40 times there, placing it at 1,050th in the ten-year statistics. From 1930 to 2024, it ranks 769th in the Netherlands.

Famous people

• Feike Asma (conductor from the Netherlands)
• Feike de Vries (Dutch water polo player)
• Feike Lietzen (football player from the Netherlands)