Surname
Skanke
“leg, shank”
Skanke is a surname from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Skanke goes back to Old Norse skankr, meaning “leg, shank.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Skanke’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Skanke as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form SCHENKEL. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Skanke as a surname has a related form in SCHANCHE. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Skanke as a surname has a related form in SCHANCHE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Skanke has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
7 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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