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Subject: Re: The name Majken
Author: Lissy   (Authenticated as GLynElisabeth)
Date: March 19, 2005 at 7:39:09 AM
Reply to: Re: The name Majken by Indy
I think it's an old germanic name, a form of Maike or Maaike probably. (which are dutch) In the middle ages a lot of Dutch girl-names ended with en. (for instance Mariken, which is an old form of Marieke.)
It could also be a scandinavian name.

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