Silke
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Silke is a Germanic
female given name
originally derived from Latin. There are two separate meanings:
Those bearing it include:
Germanic peoples
The Germanic peoples are an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group of Northern European origin, identified by their use of the Indo-European Germanic languages which diversified out of Proto-Germanic during the Pre-Roman Iron Age.Originating about 1800 BCE from the Corded Ware Culture on the North...
female given name
German name
German names consist of one or several Vornamen and a Nachname . The Vorname is usually gender-specific.-Forenames:...
originally derived from Latin. There are two separate meanings:
- Silke is a FrisiaFrisiaFrisia is a coastal region along the southeastern corner of the North Sea, i.e. the German Bight. Frisia is the traditional homeland of the Frisians, a Germanic people who speak Frisian, a language group closely related to the English language...
n diminutive form of Cecilia, from the RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
family name Caecilius - Silke is also a GermanGermansThe Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
diminutive form of CeliaCeliaCelia may refer to:*Celia , a 1988 Australian drama film*Celia , a Spanish TV-series based on Elena Fortún's novels*Hurricane Celia, which hit Texas and Cuba in 1970*Celia, the last natural-born Pyrenean Ibex- Fiction :...
, meaning "heavenly", from the latin "caelum" meaning "heaven".
Those bearing it include:
- Silke Tesch (born 5 July 1958 in Dautphetal-Holzhausen), German politician
- Silke BullSilke BullSilke Bull is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1990 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań.-References:**...
is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1990 ICF ... - Silke Renk (born June 30, 1962 in Erfurt) is a retired javelin thrower from Germany. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
- Silke MöllerSilke MöllerSilke Möller, née Gladisch is a German athlete, who in the 1980s competed for East Germany as one of the best female sprinters in the world. Her best result was a world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the World cup in Canberra on October 6, 1985...
(born 1964), German track and field athlete - Silke-Beate Knoll (born 21 February 1967 in Rottweil) was a German track and field athlete and participant in the Olympic Games who had ...
- Silke Hörner (born 12 September 1965 in Leipzig) is a German former breaststroke swimmer.
- Silke Schatz (born 1967 , Celle , Germany) is an artist based in Cologne.
- Silke MeierSilke MeierSilke Meier is a former professional tennis player . She was born on July 13, 1968 in Wiesbaden, West Germany and played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 1999. She reached the 3rd round of the US Open in 1990 and, over her career, recorded victories against Jana Novotná, Helena Suková and Manuela...
(born 1968), professional tennis player - Silke Schwager (born 1969) was a Swiss cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1994. Competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer
- Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born 1970) German luge racer
- Silke RottenbergSilke RottenbergSilke Rottenberg is a former German football goalkeeper.-Career:She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She announced her retirement from the German national team on May 27, 2008. After the game Germany versus Wales on May 29, 2008, she formally retired from international football...
(born 1972) is a former German football goalkeeper - Silke Lichtenhagen (born 20 November 1973 in Leverkusen) is a retired German sprinter.
- Silke HörmannSilke HörmannSilke Hörmann is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won two silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships .-References:**...
is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2006 ... - Silke Müller (born November 11, 1978) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany.
- Silke Spiegelburg (born March 17, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte) is a German pole vaulter.