Name: Silke

Gender: Female

Usage: Silke, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.

People having the name Silke are in general originating from Austria, Germany, Switzerland, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Silke across the world, see Cecilia.

Name Meaning of Silke

Meaning: The meaning of the name Silke is: Blind, The blind one.

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Silke: 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 2. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: cooperative, sensitive, adaptive, passive, diplomatic, peaceful, warm.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Diplomatic, Sensitive
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone

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Popularity of the Name

The name Silke is ranked on the 8,524th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.

We estimate that there are at least 31000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Silke has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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Name Day Calendar

The name day of Silke is 22 November.

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History and Origin

Silke is a Germanic female given name originally derived from Latin. There are two separate meanings:

  • Silke is a Frisian diminutive form of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius
  • Silke is also a German diminutive form of Celia, meaning "heavenly", from the Latin "caelum" meaning "heaven".

Those bearing it include:

  • Silke Ackermann, German historian of science and museum curator.
  • Silke Tesch (born 5 July 1958 in Dautphetal-Holzhausen), German politician.
  • Silke Bull, an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1990 ICF.
  • Silke Renk (born June 30, 1962 in Erfurt) is a retired javelin thrower from Germany. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
  • Silke Möller (born 1964), German track and field athlete.
  • Silke-Beate Knoll (born 21 February 1967 in Rottweil), German track and field athlete and participant in the Olympic Games.
  • Silke Hörner (born 12 September 1965 in Leipzig), German former breaststroke swimmer.
  • Silke Schatz (born 1967, Celle, Germany), German artist based in Cologne.
  • Silke Meier (born 1968), professional tennis player.
  • Silke Schwager (born 1969), Swiss cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1994, competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
  • Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born 1970), German luge racer.
  • Silke Rottenberg (born 1972) is a former German football goalkeeper
  • Silke Lichtenhagen (born 20 November 1973 in Leverkusen), retired German sprinter.
  • Silke Hörmann, German sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event in 2006.
  • Silke Müller (born November 11, 1978), German field hockey midfielder.
  • Silke Spiegelburg (born March 17, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte), German pole vaulter.
  • Silke Kirschten Hynes (born August 12, 1992, Toronto), Canadian-born US biathlete who competed at the 2010 and 2011 World Youth Championships.

Low German and Frisian: pet name derived from a short form of Celia or Cecilia (see Cecily). The name is now also more widely popular in the German-speaking world.

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