Engelke (
North German
Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony an ...
: from a pet form of
Engel) is a
German language
German ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and Official language, official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Ita ...
habitational surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name. for someone from
Anglia. Notable people with the name include:
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Anke Engelke
Anke Christina Fischer ( Engelke; born 21 December 1965) is a German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter.
Personal life
Born in Montreal, Canada, Engelke moved to Cologne, Germany in 1971 with her German parents. Early ...
(born 1965), German comedian, actress, voice actress and television presenter
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David Engelke
David Engelke is a serial entrepreneur who purchased audio manufacturing company Solid State Logic in cooperation with musician Peter Gabriel in 2005. The imaging, editing and analysis technologies he developed have earned him and his companies thr ...
, American entrepreneur
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Helge Engelke (1961–2023), German guitar player, composer, and producer
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Justin Engelke
Justin Marc Engelke (born 3 April 1976) is a former South African cricketer. Engelke was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Cape Town, Cape Province and educated at Park Town Boys School and Rand Afrika ...
(born 1976), former South African cricketer
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Kai Engelke (born 1946), German writer, music journalist, reciter, singer-songwriter and teacher
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Matthew Engelke (born 1972), American anthropologist and author specializing in religion, media, public culture, secularism, and humanism
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Engl (surname) Engl is a German language habitational surname for someone from Anglia. Notable people with the name include:
* Birgit Engl (born 1979), Austrian handball player
* Heinz Engl (1953), Austrian mathematician
* Josef Benedikt Engl (1867–1907), Ger ...
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Engl (disambiguation) Engl or Engl. may refer to:
*England, a country that is part of the United Kingdom
*English
*Engl (surname), a German surname
*Engl., taxonomic abbreviation for botanist Adolf Engler
Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 193 ...
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Engel (surname) Engel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Engel (born 1991), American baseball player
* Albert J. Engel (1888–1959), American Representative from Michigan
* Albert J. Engel Jr. (1924–2013), American jurist
* An ...
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Engels (surname) Engels is a German and Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Addy Engels (born 1977), Dutch swimmer
* Björn Engels (born 1994), Belgian footballer
*Craig Engels (born 1994), American middle-distance runner
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Engelman Engelman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Anthony Engelman, Australian actor
* Charlie Engelman, host of the ''Weird but True!'' American educational children's television series
** K ...
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Engelmann Engelmann may refer to:
* Engelmann Oak, also called Pasadena Oak
* Engelmann Spruce, a medium-sized evergreen tree
* Engelmann syndrome, a rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder
* Engelmann (surname)
See also
* Engelman
* Engel (disambigu ...
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Engelkes Engelkes (North German and Dutch: patronymic from Engelke) is a German language habitational surname for someone from Anglia. Notable people with the name include:
* Ed Engelkes (born 1964), Dutch football manager
* Heiko Engelkes (1933–2008) ...
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