Anneke is a
Dutch and
Low German
Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...
female diminutive given name, meaning ''little Anna'' or ''little Anne'', i.e., ''Annie'', an alternate pet or endearing form of
Anna. The given name and later surname ''Anneke'' also ''Annecke'' is a diminutive of the male short name
Anno, a variant of
Arno, itself derived from
Arnold. Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name
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Anneke Beerten (born 1982), Dutch mountain cyclist
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Anneke Esaiasdochter (1509–1539), Dutch Anabaptist
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Anneke van Giersbergen (born 1973), Dutch singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist
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Anneke von der Lippe (born 1964), Norwegian actress
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Anneke Venema (born 1971), Dutch rower
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Anneke Wills
Anneke Wills (; born Anna Katarina Willys, 20 October 1941) is an English actress, best known for her role as the companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''.
Biography
Wills's father, Alaric Willy ...
(born 1941), English actress
People with the surname
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Fritz Anneke (1818–1872), German-American socialist and newspaper editor, owner, and reporter
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Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1817–1884), German-American feminist and socialist
See also
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Aneke
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Dutch feminine given names
Feminine given names