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I am from the Netherlands, and frankly, both Marieken and Mariken (especially the latter) are old-fashioned variants of the much more modern name Marieke. That said, I think I like Mariken best, and think it would be easiest for non-Dutch people to pronounce. It's also the name of Mariken van Nieumeghen (modern Dutch: Marieke van Nijmegen), the lead character of a well-known 16th century Dutch play. :)