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 [ syll. ul-ri-ke, ulr-ike ] The girl name Ulrike is pronounced AHLRihK- KEY. Ulrike is of Germanic origin. It is used mainly in German and Scandinavian. Two-element name derived from uodal and ric with the meanings 'heritage, patrimony' and 'rich, powerful, ruler' respectively. Ulrike is the feminine equivalent of the English and German Ulrich. Forms of the name include the Czech Oldriska, the Italian Ulrica, the Scandinavian Ulrika, and the French Ulrique. The short forms Ula (German and Scandinavian) and Ulla (German and Scandinavian), and the pet form Ulli (German) are other variants of Ulrike. See also the related forms, the German Rike and the German Rieke. Ulrike is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Ulrike include the French Ulrique, the Italian Ulrica, and the Scandinavian Ulrika. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ulrike: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
