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Ike - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ike
 
 

 


The boy name Ike [ 1 syll. i-ke, ik-e ] is pronounced AYK KEY. Ike's language of origin is Hebrew and it is used mainly in the English language. Ike is a pet form of Isaac (English).

Ike is unusual as a baby name for boys. In 1900, 0.040% of baby boys were given the name Ike. Its ranking then was #253. The baby name has since experienced a marked drop in popularity, and is currently of only very modest use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Ike, Isaac (English) was the most widely used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Ike include Acke (Scandinavian), Ash (English), Axl (English), Os (English), Oz (English), Isaac (English), Isai (English), Issac (English), Achaz (German), Asa (English and Hebrew), Ashok (Indian), Ocky (English), Ossie (English), Ozzie (English), Isaiah (English and Hebrew), Isaias (English), Ashoka (Indian), and Asoka (Indian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Ike: AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


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