Folke
Scandinavian
"people's guardian"Share
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Folke Origin and Meaning
The name Folke is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "people's guardian".
Folke - which has two syllables - is a Top 100 name in its native Sweden, but rarely heard elsewhere. A related alternative is Fulk, popular with the Normans but little-used now.
Folke Popularity
- 86Sweden2022
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Famous People Named Folke
- Folke BernadotteSwedish diplomat and nobleman who helped save Jews in WWII
- Folke Karl SkoogSwedish,American plant physiologist
- (Karl) Folke FrölénSwedish Olympic equestrian
- Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertusbirth name of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden