Bohnke is a diminutive[1] of the German language occupational surname Bohn[2] for a grower of beans. Notable people with the name include:
- Emil Bohnke (1888–1928), German violist, composer and conductor
- Felix Bohnke (1974), German musician
References
edit- ^ "Boehnke Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
North German (Böhnke): occupational name for a grower of beans, from a diminutive of Bohn 1 or a variant of Bohneke.
- ^ "Bohn Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
North German: variant of Bode. German: metonymic occupational name for a grower of beans, from Middle High German, Middle Low German bone 'bean'.