Jenke

Jenke is a gender-neutral first name and a family name .

Origin and meaning

→ Main article : Johannes  and Johanna

Jenke is a Frisian variant of the first name Johannes or Johanna, which is common for both sexes. These names are of Hebrew origin and mean "God is gracious".

Name bearer

First name

• Jenke von Wilmsdorff (* 1965), German television journalist and actor

family name

• Ernst Jenke (1883–1950), German National Socialist
• Heinrich Jenke (1823–1906), German theater actor, director and artistic director
• Karl Jenke (1809–1886), German theater actor, director and general manager
• Lutz Jenke (* 1967), German badminton player
• Manfred Jenke (1931–2018), German journalist and publicist
• Philipp Jenke (* 1978), German computer scientist and university professor
• Veronika Jenke (1810–1841), German theater actress

See also

• Jencke
• Jaenke
• Yes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jenke at baby-vornamen.de (accessed on April 25, 2014)
2. ↑ Jenke at meaningvornamen.de (accessed on April 25, 2014)