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[Facts] Re: The name Majken
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Majken is derived from Mariken, which is an old German nn for Maria. It's pr. MY-ken (MY rhymes with "eye").
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Mariken and Maiken are Low German pet forms for Marie and Mai (Low German and Frisian short form of Marie).-ken is a Low German diminutive ending (-chen in High German).Majken is the Swedish spelling for Maiken.Regards, Satu
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