Name: Elke
Gender: Female
Usage: Elke, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Elke are in general originating from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Elke across the world, see Adelheid.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Elke is: Noble kind, Oath to god.
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Numerology of the first name Elke: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Elke is ranked on the 5,587th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 53200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Elke has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Elke for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
The female given first name Elke is derived from Germany's Northern Sea region Frisia and means 'of noble birth'.
1 Frisian and Dutch: pet form derived from a shortened version of Adelheid.
2 Jewish: Yiddish name, apparently adopted as a feminine form of Elkan. The variant Elkie is well known as the name of the singer Elkie Brooks.
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