http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/ Where Every Name Has a Story Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-29602 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:03:18 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-29602 [...] Elke – A short form of Adelaide whispered down the alley, this noble name is a cousin to fellow list member Alix, an there’s also an unrelated Hebrew name.  Elke makes the list for two reasons – she’s short and high energy, but there’s also her resemblance to the mighty elk.  Names like Fawn are sweetly feminine, but Elke has an edge. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-29445 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:58:21 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-29445 [...] suspect that I was trying to reach the nicknames Cleo and Elke with the first two names, but I can’t guess on the rest.  And I have dashes after some, [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-21686 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:34:18 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-21686 I am also an Australian Elke, (pronounced Elkah. I actually quite like the German version, Elkeh but i find that it’s almost a challenge or somewhat effort to say compared to elkah or elkee. I get a fair few different nicknames.. the main one also being Elk, which i dont overly like but i can handle it! A few people even call me Elk-ee… regardless that they know it isn’t how you pronounce it. Its quite interesting really, such a short simple name yet you can pronounce it in so many ways… depending on what the person likes/ feels suits you. Its nice Go the Elke’s!

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-20694 Sun, 08 May 2011 20:32:21 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-20694 My name is Elke, which is supposed to be pronounced Elkeh (the German version), but being Australian, it is generally pronounced Elkah which is fine with me. All my friends call me Elk, which is not a problem since there are no Elks in Australia (the animal) so no-one associates my name with the animal. Like the other Elke who has commented, I didn’t like my name much when I was young because it was so different, but now I am an adult, I love it and a lot of people tell me what a beautiful name it is. It is unique and for people I know, I’m the only Elke they know!

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-19770 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:06:54 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-19770 [...] a huge fan of Elke, and so no wonder I’m fascinated by other ends-in-ke choices.  There’s Imke and Silke [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-12459 Mon, 31 May 2010 03:57:01 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-12459 My friends mom is named Elke, and funnily enough, she’s from Costa Rica. (Oh, and she pronounces El-Kee.)

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-8294 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:00:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-8294 Hm. To me it’s a Jewish name. Elka is the middle name of a firend of mine from high school. I think when she first told me about it I made fun of it. But after a while, it seemed less humorous and more interesting.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-8292 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:20:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-8292 I can see the appeal, but, I just cannot like this. Reminds me of elk. I don’t hate it, there are other old fashioned German names I like better, like the similar sounding Elsa.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-8286 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:07:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-8286 I remember her! Does that make us old?

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/12/03/name-of-the-day-elke/#comment-8281 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:43:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=3786#comment-8281 Just checked. Indeed, she was. Elka, Genesis, Montana, and a Syrus.

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