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Re: The name Majken

by Caprice

3/19/2005, 12:33 PM

Majken is derived from Mariken, which is an old German nn for Maria. It's pr. MY-ken (MY rhymes with "eye").

- Satu (_satu_)

3/20/2005, 1:09 AM

Mariken and Maiken are Low German pet forms for Marie and Mai (Low German and Frisian short form of Marie).

-ken is a Low German diminutive ending (-chen in High German).

Majken is the Swedish spelling for Maiken.

Regards, Satu

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