Hilke
Hilke is a female (rarely male) given name and a family name.
Origin and meaning
Hilke is a Low German variant of Hildegard and other names that contain the element hild "fight, argument".
Name bearers
- Hilke Günther-Arndt (1945–2019), German historian and history teacher
- Hilke Petersen (* 1967), German journalist
- Hilke Raddatz (* 1941), German cartoonist
family name
- Antonia Hilke (1922–2009), German fashion journalist and presenter
- Fred Hilke (* 1985), German presenter
- Joachim Hilke (* 1967), German manager and football official
- Wolfgang Hilke (* 1941), German economist