Gohlke Family History
Gohlke Name Meaning
East German (of Slavic origin; rarely Göhlke): topographic name from a Germanized form of a Slavic term such Lower Sorbian gólka a diminutive of góla ‘bare heathland place without trees’. German: habitational name from Golk in Saxony. Germanized form (rarely Göhlke) of Sorbian Gólk: derivative of Lower Sorbian góły ‘bald beardless’ applied as a nickname for a bald or clean-shaven man.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022