Auke (name)

[ˈaukə], is a quite common West Frisian masculine given name.

It seems to have been a diminutive form originally (-ke is one of the most common diminutive suffices in West Frisian), which developed from the historic form Auwe or Auwen.

According to onomatologist Rienk de Haan, Auwe was a very reduced form of certain Germanic names, possibly starting with Alf- (meaning "elf", "supernatural" or "nature spirit").

In the case of Auke, this is accomplished by dropping the voiceless final syllable and adding a diminutive suffix in its place (in this case -je), resulting in Aukje.

Notable people with the name Auke include: Notable people with the name Aukje include:

Map of the Netherlands
Distribution of the name Auke in the Netherlands, 2018