Boehlke Family History
Boehlke Name Meaning
North German (Böhlke): from the personal name Boleke a pet form of a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements bald ‘bold hardy strong’ + win ‘friend’. Compare Baldwin . North German (Böhlke): derivative of Bohle Germanized form (Böhlke) of Sorbian Bělka B'elka (see Belka ) and Polish Belka 1 and probably also of some other similar (and cognate) Slavic surname. Compare Bohlke .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022