Lykke
See also: lykke
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom medieval Danish Lydik, Lydike, from Middle Low German Ludeke, diminutive of Germanic compound names beginning with the element Liut' ("folk"), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“folk, people”). By folk etymology associated with Danish lykke (“happiness”).
Proper noun
editLykke
- a female given name
- (dated) a male given name, today mostly appearing as a second given name
- a surname originating as a patronymic
References
edit- [1] Name statistics for Denmark >1900-2005