At a Glance: Name: Birke – Meaning: birch (tree) – Origin: German – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BEER-kuh
Birke is a German girl's name meaning “birch (tree)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Birke
Meaning: Birch (tree).
Origin: German.
A common claim: listed as Amharic for "blessing" on one baby-name site, and as German for "Birch" on another Actually: There's no reliable evidence for an Amharic origin or a 'blessing' meaning. The well-documented root is the German word for 'birch tree.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Birke
Phonetic: BEER-kuh IPA: /ˈbɪrkə/
Popularity of Birke
Birke doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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