Etelka or Etelke is a Hungarian given name. It is the female equivalent of Etele, a variant of

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. It may have originated as the name of the title character in the 1788 novel ' by . It is sometimes translated into English as

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People with the name

* Etelka Barsi-Pataky (1941–2018), Hungarian politician *

Etelka Freund Etelka Freund (1879 – 27 May 1977) was a Hungarian pianist. A disciple of Ferruccio Busoni, she played regularly for Johannes Brahms during her training years. An international career, throughout which she was an early exponent of Béla ...

(1879–1977), Hungarian pianist *

Etelka Gerster Etelka Gerster (25 June 1855, Košice20 August 1920, Pontecchio) was a Hungarian soprano. She debuted in Italy in 1876 and sang in London the following year. In 1878, she was performing in the Academy of Music where she was considered one of ...

(1855–1920), Hungarian soprano *

Etelka Kenéz Heka Etelka Kenéz Heka () (born 26 October 1936), sometimes Etelka Heka () is a Hungarian writer, poet and singer. Life She was born on 26 October 1936 in Gajić ( hu, Hercegmárok or Márok), Yugoslavia but she was raised at Zmajevac ( hu, Vö ...

(born 1936), Hungarian writer and singer *

Etelka Keserű Etelka Keserű ( née ''Bérci''; 26 August 1925 – 1 April 2018) was a Hungarian economist and politician, who served as Minister of Light Industry between 1971 and 1980. Career She started her political and economic career in 1950. She was a ...

(1925–2018), Hungarian economist and politician *

Etelka Kispál Etelka Kispál (born 25 January 1941) is a Hungarian sprinter. She competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games ...

(born 1941), Hungarian Olympic sprinter * Etelka A. Leadlay (born 1947), British botanist *

Etelka Szapáry Countess Etelka (Adelhaid) Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget (26 September 1798 – 10 November 1876) was a Hungarian noblewoman and a landowner. Early life Born as a member of an old noble House of Szapáry, she was the seco ...

(1798–1876), Hungarian noble

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{{Given name Hungarian feminine given names

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