Rike
Rike is a female first name and family name .
Origin and meaning
The name comes from northern Germany and means "The Rich". Rike is also a short form, which arose from the names Friederike , Friderike , Frederike , Hendrike , Henrike , Marike or Ulrike .
variants
- Rieke
- Rica
- Rika
- Rieka
- Rikada
- Ricarda
- Rijke
- Ryke
- Ricce
- Rikke
- Rique
- Rikki
Well-known namesake
- Rike Eckermann (* 1964) German actress, daughter of Martin Eckermann (1930–2005) German actor and film director
- Rike Koekkoek (* 1960), German soccer player
- Rike Schmid (* 1979), German actress
family name
- Berthold Rike († 1436), German Roman Catholic clergyman at the Roman Curia, cathedral custodian in Breslau and provost of Lübeck
See also:
- Rieke (Giraffe) (1938–1957), Giraffe from the Berlin Zoological Garden