Elke

[muggleish.livejournal.com]

So I went to class with woman named Elke.  Said like Elk with an e on as she put it.  WDYT?

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[mommyaubrey.livejournal.com]

uhm. no. where i live elk are like community dogs. while they get hunted during hunting season there are a few that will eat out of your hand. so basically if you're gonna name one kid elke, might as well name one dog(e).

[familyguez.livejournal.com]

Just makes me think of Alky/Alchy, like an alcoholic.

[happysaid.livejournal.com]

Like Elk-ee? The only time I've heard this, she pronounced it El-keh, which I definitely prefer, but I really don't like either.

[muggleish.livejournal.com]

Elk-ee. Yep.

[muggleish.livejournal.com]

Elk-ee, yep.

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

It's quite common here. We pronounce it like El-keh, though. Or more like El-que.

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

It is quite common in Germany, where it would be pronounced El-keh. Not one of my favorite names, but not too bad.

El-kee is bad.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I used to work with an Elke, pronounced the same way.

[flailing-cock.livejournal.com]

Me too, I think it's a pretty good name.

[cerceau.livejournal.com]

I like it the way it's pronounced in Germany.

[frost.livejournal.com]

To me, it's bad no matter how it's pronounced. XP

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

my cousin's wife's name is Elka and I always thought it was pretty. Her sister, however is oddly enough named Ursula (I'm assuming before the disney movie..but still)

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

I work with a woman named Elskien... her nickname is Elke (El-kee)

I like it. It's a name from her family heritage (Polish maybe? I can't remember)

I think it's pretty :)

[julia-michelle.livejournal.com]

There is an old actress named Elke. Sommer I think is her last name. I like it, but I have only ever known it on a dog.

[chadwah.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a non-English name that would sound better in the country where it's from -- like the French girl's name "Biche" (pronounced "Beesh"), which unfortunately is MADE FOR TEASING in the US.