"Handke" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Handkes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Handke. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|de|Handke}} Borrowed from German Handke Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Handke (plural Handkes)
  1. A surname from German.

Inflected forms

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