Hello, Eicke is the northern German (Plattdeutsch) version of Eiche, meaning oak in English. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: S. A. Rankin <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 7:08 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] EICKE > Would like to know something about the origins of EICKE. Possibly German or Dutch. > Thanks. > Shirley