Rikke

Danish

Etymology

Short form of Frederikke, the feminine form of Frederik, and less often of other female names ending in -rikke.

Proper noun

Rikke

1. a female given name.

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne: 21 954 females with the given name Rikke have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the popularity peak in the 1970s. Accessed on March 20th, 2011.

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Norwegian

Etymology

SHort form of Frederikke, Ulrikke and Henrikke.

Proper noun

Rikke

1. a female given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2543 females with the given name Rikke living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.