Silke name - Meaning of Silke
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 2
- Usage
- German, Dutch, Latin
- Pronounced
- ZIL-kə (German)
- Silke Meaning
- German and Dutch diminutive of Celia or Cecilia. Silke is a German diminutive of Cecilia. Cecilia originates in Latin language and means "blinded". Saint Cecilia was the patron saint of music. In English-speaking countries the name has been used since the 18th century. It was popularized by the song of the same name by Simon and Garfunkel.
Silke Related Names
Variants: Zilla (German), Cilla (Dutch), Zilke, Silka, Zilka
Other Languages: Caecilia, Caelia (Ancient Roman), Cecilija, Cila (Croatian), Cecilie, Cecílie (Czech), Cecilie, Cille, Silje, Sille (Danish), Cecilia, Cecily, Celia, Sheila, Cece, Cecelia, Cicely, Cissy, Shayla, Sheelagh, Shelagh, Shelia, Shyla, Sissie, Sissy (English), Cecilia, Silja (Finnish), Cécile (French), Cecília, Cili (Hungarian), Sheila, Síle (Irish), Cecilia, Celia (Italian), Cecilie, Silje (Norwegian), Cecylia (Polish), Cecília, Célia (Portuguese), Tsetsiliya (Russian), Sìleas (Scottish), Cecília (Slovak), Cecilija, Cila, Cilka (Slovene), Cecilia, Celia (Spanish), Cecilia, Cilla (Swedish)
