Gender: Feminine
Origin: Frisian
Meaning: “rich.”
(REE-keh)

The most popular etymology is that the name is from the Frisian word for “rich”, however, it has also been used as a short form of Henrike or Frederieke.

Currently, both Rieke and Rike are the 204th most popular female names in Germany, (2011).

Other forms of the name include:

• Rikke (Danish)
• Rika (Dutch/Swedish)
• Riikka (Finnish)
• Rieke (German)