Auke (name)
Auke, pron. , is a quite common West Frisian masculine given name. It seems to have been a diminutive form originally, which developed from the historic form Auwe or Auwen. According to onomatologist Rienk de Haan, Auwe was a very reduced form of certain Germanic names, possibly starting with Alf-.
In West Frisian, masculine given names can usually be adapted to equivalent feminine given names. In the case of Auke, this is accomplished by dropping the voiceless final syllable and adding a diminutive suffix in its place, resulting in Aukje. This is a very common feminine given name in Friesland.Notable people with the name Auke include:
Notable people with the name Aukje include:
- Aukje de Vries, a Dutch politician
