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[Facts] Ellike
Ellike is female. I assume it is Hungarian or from a nearby place. I got it from I Have Lived A Thousand Years; a book by Livia Bitton-Jackson, a holocaust survivor. This was her birth name. Does anyone know how it is pronounced, the meaing, or what it means?TIA,
Seda*
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I'm Jewish and my ancestors came from Central Europe (although not Hungary) so I'll give it a try.
I would prn. Ellike el-ikuh or el-ikeh. "eh" would be like in stEAk. Not like "bEEr" or "fAde". Not "ee" sound at all.
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thanks!..*SK*
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I've read that book too, and the sequel...it says once in the first book that her real name is Elvira.
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Ah...I don't remember that. Thanks.
The book was amazing, was it not?
It's high on my favourites.
Very true-to-life and heart felt.-Seda*
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Well, I guess it's possible to use Elli for all El- names after all... but still, it is used most commoly for Ella
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No, no, all guesses are wrong :-)The name Ella exists in HUngary as well. Elli is the pet form of Ella, plus add -ke, a diminutive suffix, and there you get.. Ellike
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:-D Oh well, I was close!
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the 'ke' or 'ike' ending is a popular diminutive in many European countries, and I found Evike, Hungarian pet name for Eve or Eva, in the database. I had a quick look but couldn't find an obvious 'ell' name for Ellike to be a nickname of, but BtN's Hungarian names list is by no means exhaustive. So I'd say it's probably a nickname for some Hungarian 'ell' name - possibly roughly equivalent to Ellie in English.:-)
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My guess would be a form of Alexandra or Alice. I know Elek is a Hungarian form of Alexander. Maybe it's similar.
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Elek is actually the Hungarian form of Alexius, roughly equivalent to Alexis or even Alex in English. I couldn't see a feminine alternative, although no doubt there is one. However, the 'ike' ending is clearly a diminutive.You could be right in that it might be closer, as an equivalent, to "Allie" rather than "Ellie".
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