Yfke

Yfke is a Frisian feminine given name, functioning as a diminutive or pet form derived from names beginning with the Old Germanic element *awi*, meaning water or island, or possibly from names rooted in the element *ib*, of uncertain meaning. It belongs to a tradition of distinctively Frisian short forms that developed in the coastal regions of what are now the Netherlands and Germany. The name remains most closely associated with Frisian-speaking communities in the Dutch province of Friesland. Related forms include Iva and Ibba.