Elke (given name)

Elke is a female first name.

Variants

  • Alke
  • Elka
  • Ilka
  • Soelke

Origin and Meaning

The name comes from the Frisian and was derived from the name Adelheid. Elke is the short form of the pet form of Adelheid: Adelheid Adelke → → Elke

Dissemination

At the beginning of the 20th century, the name Elke was not widespread. From the mid- twenties, his popularity quickly rose sharply. From the mid- thirties to mid- forties, the name was among the ten most common female name of each vintage. Then his popularity decreased gradually at first, in the mid-seventies quickly. Since the mid-eighties hardly newborns Elke be called.

Name-day

Famous names winners

  • Elke Arendt ( * 1939), German actress
  • Elke Best ( born 1956 ), German pop singer
  • Elke Erb ( b. 1938 ), German poet and writer
  • Elke Ferner ( b. 1958 ), German politician
  • Elke Haltaufderheide (* 1940), German film producer and actress
  • Elke Hartmann (born 1969 ), German Althistorikerin
  • Elke Heidenreich ( born 1943 ), German author, stand-up comedian, television presenter and journalist.
  • Elke Herrmann ( host ) ( 1942-2009 ), German journalist, presenter and editor
  • Elke Herrmann ( politician ) ( born 1956 ), German politician (independent), Member of Parliament matters ( for Alliance 90/The Greens )
  • Elke Hoff ( born 1957 ), German politician
  • Elke Kast (1946-1993), German television presenter.
  • Elke Kruse (* 1958), German musician
  • Elke Leonhard ( b. 1949 ), German journalist
  • Elke Martens ( b. 1956 ), German pop singer, songwriter, actress and presenter.
  • Elke Müller ( * 1940 ), German politician
  • Elke Reinke (* 1958), German politician
  • Elke Richter ( b. 1960 ), German football player
  • Elke Schmitter (* 1961), German journalist and writer
  • Elke Sommer ( born 1940 ), German actress
  • Elke Walter (* 1967), German football player
  • Elke Winkens (* 1970), Austrian actress
  • Elke Wosik born sound (* 1973), German table tennis player
  • Elke Wülfing (* 1947), German politician

Popular culture

  • " Elke", a song by the punk rock band The doctors of their album This is not the whole truth ... (1988 )
  • " Elke be ", a song by punk band EL * KE (2005)
  • Elke is a figure in the girls books by Emma Gündel (10 volumes, 30s to 50s )
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