Submitted Name Revision History

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2/10/2020, 5:15 PM Mike C
8/25/2018, 6:33 AM Frollein Gladys
5/7/2016, 12:11 PM elbowin
5/6/2016, 7:44 AM Frollein Gladys
5/6/2016, 7:43 AM Frollein Gladys

Name Valke
Gender Masculine
Usage Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Other Forms FormsWalke, Walcke
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some modern-day academics suggest a derivation from Latvian valks "brook, brooklet", while others see a connection to the Latvian placename Valka, and a third group theorizes a connection to Finnish and Estonian valkoinen "white". It might also be a Baltic adoption of Low German WALKE.
Added 5/6/2016 by Frollein Gladys