Heike (given name)

Heike
Pronunciation	German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪˌkə]
Gender	Feminine
Language(s)	German, Dutch, Frisian
Origin
Language(s)	1. Low German; 2. German
Word/name	1. Heinrike; 2. Heinrich
Region of origin	Germany, Scandinavia
Other names
Variant form(s)	Drika, Heiko, Heintje, Rik, Rika, Rike
Cognate(s)	Henrietta (given name); Henry (given name)
Related names	Elke, Frauke, Silke
Popularity	see popular names

Heike is a given name of Germanic origin, most commonly but not exclusively female. The male form is Heiko. Notable persons with this name include:

Heike Blaßneck (born 1971), German hurdler
Heike Balck (born 1970), German high jumper
Heike Dähne (born 1961), German swimmer
Heike Drechsler (born 1964), German track and field athlete
Heike Faber (born 1965), German television actress
Heike Fassbender, German mathematician
Heike Fischer (born 1982), German diver
Heike Friedrich (born 1970), German freestyle swimmer
Heike Henkel (born 1964), German former athlete
Heike Hennig (born 1966), German choreographer and director
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853–1926), Dutch physicist
Heike Kemmer (born 1962), German equestrian gold medalist
Heike Koerner (born 1973), Mexican backstroke swimmer
(born 1988), Vocalist of metal band Draconian
Heike Langguth (born 1979), German vice-champion in Muay Thai
Heike Lätzsch (born 1973), German field hockey striker
Heike Lehmann (born 1962), German volleyball
Heike Makatsch (born 1971), German actress
Heike Meißner (born 1970), German athlete
Heike Popel, East German luger
Heike Rabenow is an East German sprint canoer
Heike Riel (born 1971), German nanotechnologist
Heike Schwaller (born 1968), German-Swiss curler
Heike Schulte-Mattler (born 1958), German athlete
Heike Tischler (born 1964), German heptathlete
Heike Warnicke (born 1966), German speed skater
Heike Wezel (born 1968), German cross country skier
Heike Wilms-Kegel (born 1952), physician
(born 1963), German artist and owner of an international gallery.

Heike (given name)

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