De Rijke is a Dutch surnames meaning "the rich (one)". Other forms include De Rijk, De Rijck and De Rijcke, while in Belgium the "ij" can be replaced with a "y" and the article can be merged with the adjective. The variants without an article (Rijke) can also be of patronymic origin ("son of Rijk"). People with such surnames include:
- De Rijck / De Rijk / De Ryck / De Ryk / Derijck
- An de Ryck (born 1960s), Belgian brewster
- Beatrix de Rijk (1883-1958), Dutch aviator
- Cornelia de Rijck (1653 – 1726), Dutch painter
- Luc De Rijck (1965-1991), Belgian footballer
- Rudolf de Rijk (1937-2003), Dutch linguist
- Timothy Derijck (born 1987), Belgian footballer
- De Rijcke / De Rijke / De Ryke / Derycke
- Abraham de Rijcke (1566-1599), Flemish historical and portrait painter, son of Bernaert
- Alex de Rijke (born 1960), British architect
- Antonius de Rijcke (c.1475–c.1530), Flemish composer
- Bernaert de Rijcke (c.1535-1590), Flemish historical and portrait painter
- Germain Derycke (1929-1978), Belgian racing cyclist
- Johannis de Rijke (1842-1913), Dutch civil engineer and foreign advisor to Japan
- Luc Beyer de Ryke (1933-2018), Belgian journalist and politician
- Maarten de Rijke (born 1961), Dutch computer scientist
- Rijke
- Pieter Rijke (1812–1899), Dutch experimental physicist
- Robine Rijke (born 1996), Dutch cricketer
- Sjaak Rijke (born 1960), Dutch Al-Qaeda kidnapping victim
As a nickname
People in the Low Countries nicknamed "the rich" include:
- Beatrix de Rijke (1421-1468), Dutch foundling ("Lucky the Rich"), who survived a flood allegedly because a cat balanced her cradle in the flood waters
- Maria de Rijke (1457–1482), Mary of Burgundy
- Otto de Rijke (c.1060–1113), Otto II, Count of Zutphen
- Willem de Rijke (1487-1559), Count of Nassau-Siegen, father of William the Silent
- Willem de Rijke (1516–1592), William of Cleves
References
- Rijke, de at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- Rijke at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
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