Glauke as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Glauke

What is the meaning of the name Glauke ?

The baby name Glauke is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡlaʊkeɪ/ or /ˈɡlaʊki/ — "GLAW-kay" or "GLAW-kee".

Glauke is Greek in Origin.

Glauke is the classical Greek feminine name Γλαυκή (Glaukē), derived from glaukós, meaning “gleaming, bluish‑gray/green; gray‑eyed.” The hue evokes the sea and the bright, owlish gaze linked to Athena’s epithet glaukōpis (“bright‑/gray‑eyed”). The name appears in myth and poetry, resonating with images of shimmering light and sea‑toned color.

In Greek legend, Glauke (often Latinized as Glauce) is the Corinthian princess - also called Creusa in some sources - whose tragic fate is central to Euripides’ Medea; a Nereid likewise bears the name. The form Glauce became standard in Latin texts, while Glauke remains the scholarly transliteration; accented variants like Glauké also occur. Related or cognate forms include the masculine Glaukos/Glaucus and, in modern Romance contexts, Glauce and Portuguese Gláucia (from the same root). Attested in antiquity and occasionally revived by classicists since the 19th century, Glauke remains rare yet richly evocative.

⚙ Glauke is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.