Sönke
Sönke is a male given name of Frisian origin. It means something like "little son" or "son of" or "son of" , similar to the ending "-son" of surnames that is widespread in Scandinavia . “Sönke” actually made this ending unnecessary, since, for example, “Sönke Lars” already defined whose son Sönke is. In Germany it is mainly represented in the north .
variants
- Söhnke
- Sonnich
- Sontke
- Sünke
- Söncke
Well-known namesake
- Sönke Albers (* 1948), German economist and university professor
- Sönke Andresen (* 1977), German author
- Sönke Brandschwert (* 1965), German crime novel writer
- Sönke Gäthke , radio and science journalist
- Söhnke Hinz (* 1969), German volleyball trainer
- Sönke Hundt (* 1938), German economist and university professor
- Sönke Iwersen (* 1971), German journalist
- Sönke Knutzen (* 1966), German vocational school teacher and professor for "Technology, work processes and vocational training"
- Sönke Lorenz (1944–2012), German historian
- Sönke Möhring (* 1972), German actor and radio play speaker
- Sönke Neitzel (* 1968), German historian
- Sönke Nissen (1870–1923), German industrialist and philanthropist
- Sönke Rix (* 1975), German politician (SPD)
- Sönke Rothenberger (* 1994), German-Dutch dressage and show jumping rider
- Sönke Sönksen (* 1938) German show jumper
- Sönke C. Weiss (* 1967), German journalist, filmmaker and photographer
- Sönke Wortmann (* 1959), German director and producer
- Sönke Zankel (* 1973), German teacher, author and historian
Web links
Wiktionary: Sönke - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
