Researching Elke Neidhardt
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Neidhardt surname? In that year Neidhardt was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Elke means "Form of ALEXANDER - helper and defender of mankind" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Elke Neidhardt on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Elke Neidhardt and the Neidhardt Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Elke Neidhardt
Elke Neidhardt
Elke Cordelia Neidhardt AM (5 July 1941 – 25 November 2013) was a German Australian actress and opera and theatre director. She appeared in theatre, television and feature films in Germany, Austria, France and Australia, and directed operas in Zurich, Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg, Vienna, Cologne and Australia. She is best known in Australia for directing operas with Opera Australia, and most particularly for directing the first full modern Australian production of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, in Adelaide in 2004.
Source: Elke Neidhardt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Neidhardt
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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