Silke

Silke is a Germanic female given name originally derived from Latin. There are two separate meanings:
Silke is a Frisian diminutive form of Cecilia, from the Roman family name Caecilius
Silke is also a German diminutive form of Celia, meaning "heavenly", from the Latin "caelum" meaning "heaven".
Those bearing it include:
Silke Ackermann, German historian of science and museum curator.
Silke Aichhorn, German harpist.
Silke Bull, an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1990 ICF.
Silke Hörmann, German sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event in 2006.
Silke Hörner (born 12 September 1965 in Leipzig), German former breaststroke swimmer.
Silke Kirschten Hynes (born August 12, 1992, Toronto), Canadian-born US biathlete who competed at the 2010 and 2011 World Youth Championships.
Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (born 1970), German luge racer.
Silke Lichtenhagen (born 20 November 1973 in Leverkusen), retired German sprinter.
Silke Meier (born 1968), professional tennis player.
Silke Möller (born 1964), German track and field athlete.
Silke Müller (born November 11, 1978), German field hockey midfielder.
Silke Renk (born June 30, 1962 in Erfurt) is a retired javelin thrower from Germany. She represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Silke Rottenberg (born 1972) is a former German football goalkeeper
Silke Schatz (born 1967, Celle, Germany), German artist based in Cologne.
Silke Schwager (born 1969), Swiss cross country skier who competed from 1992 to 1994, competing at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.
Silke Spiegelburg (born March 17, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte), German pole vaulter.
Silke Tesch (born 5 July 1958 in Dautphetal-Holzhausen), German politician.
Silke-Beate Knoll (born 21 February 1967 in Rottweil), German track and field athlete and participant in the Olympic Games.

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German and Dutch diminutive of Cecilia: blind.

Ilse, Heike

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Silke Nowitzki	1974	German international basketball player
2	Silke Maier-Witt	1950	German terrorist
3	Silke Matthias	1960	German actress and voice actress
4	Silke Burmester	1966	German journalist and writer
5	Silke Popp	1973	German actress
6	Silke Spiegelburg	1986	German pole vaulter
7	Silke Gajek	1962	German politician
8	Silke Launert	1976	German politician and judge
9	Silke Möller	1964	German sprinter
10	Silke Super	1968	German television presenter
11	Silke Lautenschläger	1968	German politician
12	Silke Krebs	1966	German politician
13	Samuel Silke
14	Silke Wülfing	1965	German actress
15	Silke Becu	1988	Belgian actress
16	Silke Rottenberg	1972	Association footballer
17	Silke Kandzora	1989	German actress
18	Silke Hörner	1965	East German swimmer
19	Silke	1974	Spanish actress
20	Silke Kraushaar-Pielach	1970	Luger
21	Silke Leopold	1948	German professor
22	Silke Bodenbender	1974	Actress
23	Silke Satjukow	1965	German university teacher
24	Silke Renk	1967	German javelin thrower
25	Silke Ackermann		Historian of science, museum curator
26	Silke Grimm	1967	German politician
27	Silke Bremen	1959	German author
28	Silke Wagner	1968	German artist
29	Silke Bosbach	2000	German author and entrepreneur
30	Silke Heise	1969	German actress and voice actress
31	Silke Gebel	1983	German politician
32	Ray Silke	1970	Gaelic football player
33	Silke Albin	1969
34	Silke van Dyk	1972	German university teacher
35	Silke Mastbooms	1994	Belgian singer
36	Silke Schmidt	1959	German translator and athletics competitor
37	Silke Braas	1978	German actress
38	Silke Leffler	1970	German illustrator
39	Silke Stokar von Neuforn	1953	German politician
40	Silke Lippok	1994	German swimmer
41	Silke Hellwig	1963	German journalist
42	Silke Birgitta Gahleitner	1966	German psychotherapist
43	Silke Hauck	2000	German singer
44	Silke Natho	1972	German actress
45	Silke Lichtenhagen	1973	German sprinter
46	Silke Porath	1971	German author
47	Silke Eberhard	1972	German saxophonist
48	Silke Brix	1951	German illustrator
49	Silke Haupt	1968	German actor, voice actor and audio drama actor
50	Silke Rehberg	1963
51	Silke Peters	1967	German writer
52	Silke Buhr	2000	German university teacher
53	Seán Silke	1950	Irish hurler
54	Silke Zertz	1966	German screenwriter
55	Silke Meyer	1968	German volleyball player
56	Silke Optekamp	1978	German athletics competitor
57	Silke Heimes	1968	German author
58	Silke Weitendorf	1941
59	Silke Schütze	1961	German journalist and author
60	Silke Reichmann	1966	German musician
61	Silke Bachmann	1977	Olympic alpine skier
62	Silke Urbanski	1964	German politician, author and historian
63	Silke J. Fogelberg	1998	Chairman of the Danish School students
64	Silke Wickel-Kirsch	1967	German economist
65	Silke Andrea Schuemmer	1973	German journalist and author
66	Silke Gorldt	1976
67	Silke Hinrichsen	1957	German politician and lawyer
68	Silke Bull		German canoeist
69	Silke Klewin	1967	German historian
70	Silke Bühler-Paschen	1967	Austrian physicist
71	Silke Wenk	1949	German art historian
72	Silke Wehrmeister	1966	Olympic field hockey player
73	Silke Schatz	1967	German artist
74	Silke Meier	1980	German handball player
75	Silke Hassler	1969	Austrian writer
76	Silke Hörmann	1986	German canoeist
77	Silke Scheuermann	1973	German novelist
78	Silke Gonska	2000	German singer
79	Silke Göttsch-Elten	1952	German professor
80	Silke Lambeck	1964	German journalist and writer
81	Silke Brand	1971	German television presenter and author
82	Silke Hahn	1966	German university professor
83	Silke Linderhaus	1974	German voice actor
84	Silke Lesemann	1962	German politician
85	Silke Tesch	1958	German politician
86	Silke Gnad	1966	German handball player
87	Silke Kerl	1970	German volleyball player
88	Silke Pielen	1955	Olympic swimmer
89	Liam Silke	1991
90	Silke Sommer	1964	German costume designer
91	Silke Boenigk	2000	German economist
92	Silke Braun		German cross-country skier
93	Silke Frankl	1970	German tennis player
94	Silke Reyer	1940	German politician
95	Silke Wieprecht	1965	German university teacher
96	Silke Pan	1973
97	Silke Günther	1976	German rower
98	Silke Hüsing	1967	German economist
99	Silke Hamacher	1968
100	Silke Gast	1972	German javelin thrower
101	Silke Salomon	1965	German politician
102	Silke Bothfeld	1968	German political scientist, social scientist and romanist
103	Silke Kohl	1971	German politician
104	Silke Schindler	1962	German politician
105	Silke Vogt-Deppe	1958	German politician
106	Silke Leverkuhne	1953	German painter
107	Silke Schwager	1969	Swiss cross-country skier
108	Silke Lackner	1978
109	Silke Weyberg	1966	German politician
110	Silke Tammen	1964	German art historian
111	Silke Biendel	1969	German politician
112	Silke Franken	2000	German film editor
113	Silke Seifert	1968	German politician
114	Silke Hars	1952	German politician
115	Silke Mackenthun	1962	German politician
116	Silke Seehusen	1953	German professor
117	Silke Lange	2000
118	Silke Striezel	1949
119	Silke Reeh-Czak*mo	1971	German artist
120	Silke Wahlgren	1968
121	Silke van Hoof	1990	Belgian swimmer
122	Silke Groht	1948	German politician
123	Silke Schneider	1967
124	Silke Blumbach		German poet
125	Silke Van Avermaet	1999
126	Silke Müller	1987	German rower
127	Silke Demeyere	1992	Belgian footballer
128	Silke Aichhorn	2000	German soloist