Finke

Finke or Fincke is the name of:

## Places[edit]

Australia

* Finke, Northern Territory, a community in central Australia now known as Aputula
* Finke bioregion, An IBRA region in the Northern Territory
* Finke River, a river in central Australia
* Finke Gorge National Park, a protected area in the Northern Territory
* Mount Finke, a mountain in South Australia

Hungary

* Finke a town city (ghetto) in Edelény of Hungary.[1][circular reference]

United States

* Finke Opera House, an opera house in Missouri

## Events[edit]

* Finke Desert Race, an annual off-road desert race from Alice Springs to Apatula (aka Finke), Northern Territory, Australia

## People[edit]

* Fidelio F. Finke (1891–1968), German composer
* Fritz Finke, 19th-century German/American musician
* Leonhard Ludwig Finke (1747–1837), German physician
* Meinolf Finke, German writer and poet
* Nikki Finke (1953–2022), American journalist
* Peter Finke, German physicist
* Roger Finke, American academic
* Tommy Finke, German singer/songwriter/composer, see also German article
* Volker Finke, German soccer trainer, see also German article
* William Finke (1814–1864), pioneer in South Australia, sponsor of McDouall Stuart's exploration

### Fincke[edit]

* Gödik Fincke (c. 1546–1617), Finnish-born Swedish nobleman and military officer
* George Fincke (1953–2015), American Anglican bishop
* Michael Fincke, NASA astronaut
* Thomas Fincke

## Other[edit]

* Finke coat of arms, a coat of arms used in Germany and Poland

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Finke, Fincke.
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## References[edit]

1. ^ hu:Edelény

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Family names derived from the word "finch"

Germanic|

* North Germanic: Finke, Fink
* West Germanic: De Vink, Finck, Fincke, Fink, Finke, Vincke, Vink, Vinke

Romance|

* Latin: Fringilla
* French: Bouvreuil
* Iberian: Pinzón, Tentilhão
* Italian: Fringuello
* Romanian: Cinteză

Slavic|

* East Slavic: Zyablik
* South Slavic: Zeba
* West Slavic: Pěnkava, Zięba, Pinka

Other|

* Baltic: Žubīte, Kikilis
* Basque: Pintxoa
* Estonian: Vint
* Finnish: Peippo
* Greek: Spínos
* Hungarian: Pinty
* Japanese: Finchi
* Turkish: Ispinoz

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