Elke

Elke \el-ke, elk-e\ is a female's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby girl name Elke is pronounced EHLKah (Dutch) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Elke: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"

What is the origin of Elke?

Elke has its origins in the Germanic, Old Provençal, and Hebrew languages. It is used largely in Dutch, Frisian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew. From Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'God has created, God has bought, God has possessed, God is zealous' - in this context, Elke can be used in the Hebrew language. Biblical name derived from el which means 'God, powerful' ; kanah. The generic name has been used in the Old Testament of the Bible. In addition, Elke is a form of the English and Italian Adelaide name variations. Elke a familiar form (Dutch, Frisian, and German) of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Adelheid meaning and origin. Elke a familiar form (Dutch, Frisian, and German) of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Scandinavian name Alice. Elke a form (Yiddish) of the English name Eleanor origin. Elke is the feminine version of the English name Elkanah meaning. Forms of Elke include the names name Elka, Elkea meaning, what does the name Elkeah mean, name Elkee origin, Elkey name variations, what does the name Elki mean, Elkie meaning, and baby name Ilki. See also the related form, the English, French, and Welsh short names for Elaine.

The following famous people share the name Elke:

• Actress Elke Sommer, born Elke Schletz 5 November 1940, Berlin, Germany
• Tennis Player Elke Clijsters, born 18 January 1985, Liege, Belgium.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Elke:

the Hungarian Elek name, the name Elese meaning of name, the English Elga definition, the name Eliese meaning and origin, the English baby name Eliesse, the German and English Elis meaning, the Armenian and English meaning of Eliz, the English Elize meaning, the Polish nicknames for Elka, the name Elkee name variations, the name Elkey name popularity, the name meaning of Elki, the Dutch and German short names for Elkie, the name Ellese meaning, the name Ellesse name, the English Ellis meaning, the name name Ellsa origin, the name Ellsah meaning, the name Ellse name, and the name name Ellsie meaning.

The baby name Elke fun facts:

The name Elke in reverse order is "Ekle".

The numerological value of the name Elke is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Elke?

Elke is not in the top girl names in USA.