Lykke
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See also: lykke
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
[edit]Lykke
- 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