Later, as the neighbouring village of Nieuw-Eyke (“new oak”—present-day Maaseik) grew and became more important, the name of the original village became Aldeneik (“old oak”).
Neskôr, ako sa rozrastala susedná dedina Nieuw-Eyke („nový dub“ – dnešný Maaseik) a stala sa dôležitejšou, meno pôvodnej dediny sa zmenilo na Aldeneik („starý dub“).