Eilbek (Eilbeck) is a neighborhood of the German city of Hamburg and part of the Wandsbek borough. It originated as a small village on the outskirts of Hamburg and was eventually incorporated when the city expanded. Origin of the name The village was named after a small river of the same name. Eilbek derives from the old German for rushing stream. Eile meaning to hurry / rush and beck meaning river or stream. History - Eilbek first appears in 1247 as Ylenbeke. - In the Second World War Eilbe… (More on Hamburg-eilbek)