Silke
Silke is a female given name .
name day
origin
Possible origins of names are:
- Frisian pet form of Cäcilia , derived from the Roman family name Caecilius ( Latin caecus 'blind')
- German pet form of Celia , derived from the Roman family name Caelius ( Latin caelum , heaven ')
- Short form of Gisela
variants
Silka, Sylke, Cilgen
Name bearers
Silke
- Silke Aichhorn , German harpist
- Silke Bischoff (1969–1988), hostage of the Gladbeck hostage drama
- Silke-Petra Bergjan (* 1962), Swiss church historian.
- Silke Bodenbender (* 1974), German actress
- Silke Bosbach , German textile artist and author
- Silke Brix (* 1951), German illustrator of children's books
- Silke Burmester (* 1966), German freelance journalist, columnist and author
- Silke Eberhard (* 1972), German jazz musician (alto saxophone, clarinet) and composer
- Silke Gajek (* 1962) German politician (Greens)
- Silke Gnad (* 1966), German handball player
- Silke Göttsch-Elten (* 1952), German folklorist
- Silke Hörner (* 1965), German swimmer
- Silke Hornillos Klein (* 1974), Spanish actress
- Silke-Beate Knoll (* 1967), German athlete and Olympic participant
- Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (* 1970), German luge athlete
- Silke Lautenschläger (* 1968), German politician (CDU)
- Silke Leopold (* 1948), German musicologist
- Silke Lippok (* 1994), German swimmer
- Silke Maier-Witt (* 1950), RAF member
- Silke Matthias (* 1960), German actress
- Silke Meier (tennis player) (* 1968), German tennis player
- Silke Meier (handball player) (* 1980), German handball player
- Silke Möller (* 1964), German athlete
- Silke Nowitzki (* 1974), German national basketball player
- Silke Popp (* 1973), German actress
- Silke Porath (* 1971), German writer
- Silke Rottenberg (* 1972), German soccer player
- Silke Scheuermann (* 1973), German writer
- Silke Schmidt (* 1959), German literary translator and athlete
- Silke Andrea Schuemmer (* 1973), German writer and art historian
- Silke Super (* 1968), German radio and television presenter and editor
- Silke Wagner (* 1968), German artist
Sylke
- Sylke Enders (* 1965), German film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Sylke von Gaza (* 1966), German artist
- Sylke Hannasky (* 1975), German actress
- Sylke Hummanik (* 1968), German biathlete
- Sylke Rene Meyer (* 1970), German screenwriter and director
- Sylke Otto (* 1969), German luge athlete
- Sylke Tannhäuser (* 1964), German writer
- Sylke Tempel (1963–2017), German journalist and book author
- Sylke Zimpel (* 1959), German composer, choir director and lecturer