Madelief

Mad-el-eef

Dutch

"daisy"

Madelief Origin and Meaning

The name Madelief is a girl's name of Dutch origin meaning "daisy".

Madelief is an uncommon name but not unheard of in the Netherlands, where 123 girls were called Madelief in one recent year. With its soft sounds and similarities to all those "Madeleine" type names as well as names ending in "eef/eev" sounds (Aoife, Eve, Genevieve), Madelief has potential in English-speaking countries to be a fresh and pleasant change from Daisy, Margaret and Madeleine.

Popularity of the name Madelief

• 155 Netherlands 2015

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Famous People Named Madelief

• Madelief Whites Dutch actress
• Madelief Verelst Dutch actress
• Madelief Blanken Dutch actress

The name Madelief in Pop Culture

• Madelief Dutch book series by Guus Kuijer and its main character, TV series, and 1998 film