Gaije
Boy · 1 syllable
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Popularity indexHistorical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Gaije
The name 'Gaije' does not have a widely recognized etymology or meaning in standard onomastic sources; it may be a variant or modern invention, possibly derived from the Dutch or Frisian name 'Gaike' (a diminutive of names beginning with 'Gai-', meaning "spear" or "land").
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Etymology
The name 'Gaije' does not have a widely recognized etymology or meaning in standard onomastic sources; it may be a variant or modern invention, possibly derived from the Dutch or Frisian name 'Gaike' (a diminutive of names beginning with 'Gai-', meaning "spear" or "land"). It is not clearly associated with any specific culture or religion, and no notable historical context is documented for this name.
Gaije currently ranks #13,176 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2004.
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