Elke - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Elke \e-

is pronounced EL-kah. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "noble". Variant of Alice. Actress Elke Sommer.

Elke has 3 variant forms: Elka, Ellke and Ilka.

For more information, see also the related name Adelaide.

Baby names that sound like Elke are Ilke, Elga and Ulka.

Elke is a somewhat common first name for women (#2588 out of 4276) and also a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#73242 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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