Elke for girl

[Mcakes]

What do you think of Elke (pronounced Elkeh) for a girl?
Am considering it because my partner has German heritage and I have Danish and Elke comes from the border region between the 2 countries.
Having read the current Anaïs thread am wondering if it would cause confusion over pronunciation?

I would read it as elk (U.K.) as in the deer. But I'm useless with languages!
Lovely thought to the name thou

Only if her first name is Ann.

I wouldn't t say ut's a particularly well-known name in UK, but people might think if the singer Elkie Brooke. Which isn't quite the same but is in the right direction IYSWIM.

I think it would work, and I like the name.

I like it. I knew how to pronounce it but I can speak a bit of German so that probably helps. I think it's a name some people might struggle to pronounce correctly just from reading, but once they've been told how to pronounce it it's easy enough

yup, thought of Elkie Brooks, which made me like the name.

but yes, like Elkeh pronunciation too

Moose for a boy?

I love it.

I know an Elke (I’m in Australia) I think it’s lovely

No. Don’t. What is she is big and clumsy when she is older? She will be called bovine names all her life.

I knew an Elke growing up. I like it.

I read it as Elk too as in the animal.

I love the name Elke.
She's a character in the novel I will never finish! I have a good friend who is half Japanese/half Norwegian and her name is Elke.

We have a German acquaintance called Elke and she pronounces it Elk.eh. I like it.

Love it !

Love it.

I think it is wonderful.

I immediately pronounced it Elkie. I like it though!

I don't speak German or Danish and I read it as El-keh no problem.

I know two, both middle-aged. I really like the name.

Dd has a friend called elke. Nobody has ever had any problems with pronunciation as that's what she was introduced as.

I think of elke somners, beautiful woman!! I love the name, but I like bird/flower/forest/deer names for girls. Think elke is graceful and ethereal

I think it’s beautiful op. I know an Elke but hers is pronounced elkie. Still beautiful either way.

Thanks everyone. Am happy to hear that it mainly gets a thumbs up
I really love the name too. To me it sounds sort of pretty and grounded at the same time.

Good point though Yoyo I hadn't thought of that. I have no idea what this baby will grow to become and agree that a bovine sounding name may not end up being kind. Something to take into consideration....

It's lovely

I like it, but here in Germany it's very much a 'middle-aged lady' name - a generation too soon for granny chic. It wouldn't be quite authentic, but you could always spell it Elka if you were worried about the pronunciation?