Gender Masculine
Usage Frisian

Meaning & History

Diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element ekka meaning "edge, blade" or adal meaning "noble".

Related Names

VariantsAdde, Ade, Ale, Alle, Atse, Age
DiminutiveAlke
Other Languages & CulturesOve(Danish) Eike, Uwe, Egon(German) Ago, Agi, Egino(Germanic) Eike(Low German) Ove(Norwegian) Aghi(Old Norse) Ove, Owe(Swedish)
Surname DescendantAikema(Frisian)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022