The hanke Surname
hanke Name Meaning and History
- North German and Dutch: from a pet form of the personal name Johan (see John).
- English: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Jehan (see John).
- English: in some cases, perhaps from Old Norse Anki, a pet form of a personal name with the first element Arn-, shortened from arnar, the genitive singular of orn ‘eagle’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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