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 [ 2 syll. ni-ke, nik-e ] The girl name Nike is pronounced as NAYKiy KEY. Nike is used predominantly in the German and Greek languages. It is derived from Old Greek and Latin origins. Old Greek and Latin origin, German use: Derived literally from the word 'nike' meaning victory. The name was borne in Greek mythology by the goddess of victory. It is today often associated with the American manufacturer of athletic merchandise. The name Nice (Italian) and the name Nieko (English) are variant forms of Nike. In addition, Nike is a variant form (Greek) of the name Victoria (English, German, and Spanish). Nike is rare as a baby girl name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly linked to Nike, Victoria (English, German, and Spanish) was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Nike include Nacia (Polish), Naja (Arabic), Najah (Arabic), Nanci (English), Nancy (English), Naoko (Japanese), Nasya (Hebrew), Necha (Spanish), Necho (Spanish), Neci, Necia (Hungarian), Neisha (English and Indian), Neka, Nesa (English), Nesho (Spanish), Nesi (English), Nessa (English, Irish, Russian, Latvian, and Lithuanian), Nessi (English), Nessie (English and Scottish), and Nessy (English). KEY: English pronunciation for Nike: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
