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Danish
Etymology
Short form of Frederikke, the feminine form of Frederik, and less often of other female names ending in -rikke.
Proper noun
Rikke
- a female given name
References
- 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.
Norwegian
Etymology
Short form of Frederikke, Ulrikke and Henrikke.
Proper noun
Rikke
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 2543 females with the given name Rikke living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.