Message: "Lobke?" - Behind the Name

[Facts] Lobke?

by Nella (guest)

5/7/2007, 6:39 AM

This is the name of a girl in a class I teach (in Australia). It's pronounced LOB-kuh. Unfortunately I don't know the girl's surname but she's of European origin (pale skin, blonde hair).

It looks like a pet form, maybe German or Dutch? I'm wondering what the full name could be (or the original name if she's been given the pet form as her official name).

Thanks for any help!

#Lobke

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- Mar (X-Mar) +2

5/7/2007, 6:55 AM

Lobke is Dutch, it's a feminine pet form of Lubbe, which is a short form of names containing the element Liaf "dear / beloved" (ex: Lieven) or the element Liud "people" (ex: Ludger, Ludolf).

I have an obscure family member with this name, it's her full name, in the Netherlands it's very often that chidlren are given pet / short forms as full names. So it doesn't mean that just because Lobke is a pet form, the girl has another full name.

Anyway some possibilites for a full name are: Lobrichje, Lubrichje, Lubarta, Lubina (but these are all much rarer than just "Lobke", which is already unusual in itself).

- Nella (guest)

5/9/2007, 5:00 AM

Thanks!

I had that class again today and found out that Lobke came to Australia from the Netherlands as a small child.

I have Dutch relatives so I know that Dutch people often have nickname forms as their full name :) I was just curious about the originating name as I couldn't match it to any name I could think of!

Thanks again :)

- Minikui (guest)

5/7/2007, 7:29 AM

seems like a lot of names ending on -ke are dutch pet forms (wiebke, nienke ...), didn't really know that

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