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 [ syll. el-ke, elk-e ] The girl name Elke is pronounced EHLK- KEY. Elke has its origins in the Germanic, Old Provençal, and Hebrew languages. It is used largely in Dutch, Frisian, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew. From Germanic, Old Provençal, and Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'God has created, God has bought, God has possessed, God is zealous' - in this context, Elke is usually 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. Elke is the feminine version of the English Elkanah. In addition, Elke is a pet form (Dutch, Frisian, and German) of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese Alice. Elke is also a pet form (Dutch, Frisian, and German) of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Adelheid. Elke is also a form (Yiddish) of the English Eleanor. See also the related form, the English and French Elaine. Elke is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Elke, the English Eleanor was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Elke include the Dutch Els, the German, English, and Scandinavian Else, the Scottish Ailse, the Czech Ales, the Hungarian Elek, the name Elese, the English Elga, the English Eliesse, the German and English Elis, the English Eliz, the English Elize, the Polish Elka, the Dutch and German Elkie, the English Ellis, the English Ellyse, the English and Spanish Eloise, the French Eloïse, the English, Scandinavian, Spanish, Finnish, German, and Scottish Elsa, the English and German Elsi, and the English and Scottish Elsie. Details of famous persons named Elke: KEY: approx English pronunciation for Elke: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
