Folke

Scandinavian

"people's guardian"

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

• 86 Sweden 2022

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Famous People Named Folke

• Folke Bernadotte Swedish diplomat and nobleman who helped save Jews in WWII
• Folke Karl Skoog Swedish,American plant physiologist
• (Karl) Folke Frölén Swedish Olympic equestrian
• Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus birth name of Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden