Joke (pronounced ) is a Dutch feminine given name. It is a diminutive of Jo and a short form of

Johanna Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ cou ...

.Joke
at the Meertens Institute database of Dutch given names. *

Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom (born 23 June 1952 in Wassenaar, South Holland) is a retired female badminton player from the Netherlands. Career Nationally, she was the most successful Dutch female player, winning a record 25 Dutch titles and playing, bet ...

(born 1952), Dutch badminton player *

Joke Bijleveld Johanna Catharina Antonia "Joke" Bijleveld (born 7 October 1940) is a retired Dutch track and field athlete. She competed in the long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an ...

(born 1940), Dutch track and field athlete *

Joke Bouwstra Johanna Aaltje "Joke" Bouwstra (born 2 December 1956) is a Dutch researcher and professor of drug administration at Leiden University. Bouwstra has worked at the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, where she has been section leader of Drug Del ...

(born 1956), Dutch skin researcher *

Joke Devynck Joke Devynck (born 10 October 1972) is a Belgian actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1994. Personal life For 19 years she lived together with the Flemish actor Johan Heldenbergh in Hofstade (Aalst), Hofstade in Aalst, Belgium. O ...

(born 1972), Belgian actress *

Joke Dierdorp Joke Dierdorp (born 21 January 1955) is a retired Dutch rower. She was most successful in the coxless pair, finishing with Karin Abma in second, third and fourth place at the world championships of 1977, 1978 and 1979, respectively; in 1979 the ...

(born 1955), Dutch rower * Joke Fincioen, American filmmaker and TV producer *

Joke Kersten Johanna Wilhelmina (Joke) Kersten (11 April 1944 – 6 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She served as member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from 4 September 1990 to 17 May 1994. She was mayor of Grubbenvorst and Broekh ...

(1944-2020), Dutch politician *

Joke Kleijweg Joke Kleijweg (born 9 January 1962, in Maasland) is a retired female long-distance runner from the Netherlands. She won the 1991 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon, clocking 2:34:18 on Sunday April 21, 1991. Later that year she competed at the Worl ...

(born 1962), Dutch long-distance runner *

Joke de Korte Johanna Catharina "Joke" de Korte (born 18 August 1935) is a retired Dutch backstroke and freestyle swimmer. She finished fourth in 100m backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and won two silver medals at the 1954 European Aquatics Championship ...

(born 1935), Dutch swimmer * Joke van der Leeuw-Roord (born 1949), Dutch historian * Joke van Leeuwen (born 1952), Dutch author, illustrator, and cabaret performer * Joke Muyiwa, Nigerian film actress * Joke Schauvliege (born 1970), Flemish politician * Joke Silva (born 1961), Nigerian actress, director, and businesswoman * Joke Smit (1933–1981), Dutch feminist and politician *

Joke Waller-Hunter Joke Waller-Hunter (15 November 1946 - 14 October 2005) was a Dutch United Nations official who worked on several environmental issues including the Kyoto Accord. Biography She was born Joke Hendrina Hunter in Haarlem, daughter of Cornelis Hunte ...

(1946-2005), Dutch UN official

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{{given name, Joke Dutch feminine given names

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