Elke (given name)

The female given first name Elke is derived from Germany's Northern Sea region Frisia and means 'of noble birth'.

Variations

• Elka
• Ilka
• Alke
• Soelke

Provenance and definition

The name has its roots in the German Northern Sea region Frisia and is furthermore a short form of the name 'Adelheid'.

Name day

• 16 December (Adelheid), 5 February

Known People

• Elke Hoff (born 1957), German politician
• Elke Schmitter (born 1961), German journalist and author
• Elke Sommer (born 1940), German actress

Popular culture

• "Elke sein", ("Being Elke"), a song of the German punk band EL*KE (2005)
• "Elke", a song of the German punk band Die Ärzte 1988
• "Elke" is a protagonist of the novel "Der Schimmelreiter" ("The Dykemaster") by German novelist Theodor Storm
• "Elke" is also a protagonist in the girls-books by author Emma Gündel (10 issues, 1930 - 1950)

External links

• http://lexikon.beliebte-vornamen.de/elke.htm
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113119/
• http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=500162089062&lds=1&region=2&regionfriendly=British+Isles&frompage=99