Moiken

Moiken is a North Frisian form of Maike, an East Frisian variant of the biblical name Maria, which originally derives from the Hebrew Mirjam. In a figurative sense, it means 'the Fertile', 'the Bitter', 'the Beloved', 'the Plump', 'the Untamed', 'the Loved by God', 'the One Coming from the Sea', 'the Drop of the Sea', or 'the Star of the Sea'.

What does the name Moiken mean?

Moiken is a North Frisian form of Maike, an East Frisian variant of the biblical name Maria, which originally derives from the Hebrew Mirjam. In a figurative sense, it means 'the Fertile', 'the Bitter', 'the Beloved', 'the Plump', 'the Untamed', 'the Loved by God', 'the One Coming from the Sea', 'the Drop of the Sea', or 'the Star of the Sea'. The origins are not yet definitively clarified; the following numerous roots from Old Aramaic, Old Hebrew, or Ancient Egyptian are considered: mirjam the bitterness (Old Aramaic) mará (מָרָה) the bitterness (Old Hebrew) mar (מַר) the drop (Old Hebrew) môr (מֹר) the myrrh (Old Hebrew) yam (יָם) the sea (Old Hebrew) maor (מאור) the star, the light (Old Hebrew) mry loved (Ancient Egyptian) rym to give (God's gift) (Old Hebrew) myr fertile (Old Hebrew) róm (רוֹם) the height (Old Hebrew) meri (מְרִי) the stubbornness (Old Hebrew) In Frisian, the name means 'little girl'. The name Maria and its original form Mirjam, along with their variants, are the most widely used Christian female names. Other variants include Moike, Maiia, Maika, Maaike, Maaika, Meike, Meika, Maiki, Maikki, Majka, Majken, Majana, and Mayke. The name became known through the mother of Jesus, and in this context, it is considered a symbol of pure and deep love.

Where does the name Moiken come from?

Etymology Moiken is a female first name of Old Aramaic and Old Hebrew origin meaning 'the Fertile'. Ancient Egyptian Old Aramaic Old Frisian Old Hebrew

How do you pronounce Moiken?

Moiken is pronounced as 'Mo-i-ken'.

When is the name day of Moiken?

The name day of Moiken is January 1, January 30, February 2, February 11, July 6, August 15, and September 12.

Popularity

Moiken is a rare name in Germany. In 2022, it ranked 5,539th in the list of the most common female baby names. In the last ten years, Moiken has been given as a first name fewer than 10 times, placing it 11,442nd in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 13,070th. Global popularity and frequency of Moiken Here you can see last year's rankings of Moiken in the name charts of individual countries.

Famous people

• Moiken Jung (German football referee)