ryke

Ryke is a given name and surname used by a small number of individuals. It is comparatively uncommon in major language communities, and reliable information about its precise origin is limited. In English-language contexts, it appears sporadically as a first name and, less commonly, as a surname.

Notable individuals named Ryke include Ryke Geerd Hamer (1935–2017), a German physician and author. Hamer founded a system known as German New Medicine, which posits a link between emotional shock and disease; his ideas are considered pseudoscientific by medical authorities and he faced legal penalties and professional sanctions in several countries.

Because Ryke is not tied to a single widely recognized culture or region, it has no dedicated conferral of meaning documented in major name dictionaries. In modern usage, it remains a rare given name and surname.