Hauke
[ˈhaʊ.kə]Meaning
frisian short form of Old German names containing hugu, "mind, thought, spirit"
Background Story
Hauke is a Frisian masculine given name, pronounced [ˈhɔukə]. According to the onomatologist Rienk de Haan, it developed from a reduced form of Germanic names beginning with either Habuk- ("hawk") or Hug- ("brain"). Behind the Name gives it as a short form of Old German names containing the element hugu, meaning "mind, thought, spirit". In West Frisian the feminine form is made by dropping the final syllable and adding -je, giving Haukje, often spelled Houkje in Friesland.
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