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Zeke - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Zeke

[ 1 syll. ze-ke, zek-e ] The boy name Zeke is pronounced ZIYK KEY. Zeke has its origins in the Hebrew and Aramaic languages. It is used largely in the English language. From Hebrew and Aramaic roots, its meaning is 'shooting star; spark'.

In addition, Zeke is a pet form of Zachary (English).

Zeke is also a short form of Ezekiel (English).

Zeke is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly linked to Zeke, Zachary (English) was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Zeke include Zac (English), Zach (English), Zack (English), Zak (English), Zeus (German), Zhu (Chinese), Zwi (Dutch, German, and Polish), Zygi (Polish), Jacques (French and Dutch), Zackie (English), Zaki (Arabic), Zako (Hungarian), Zeki, Zewek (Polish), Zheka (Russian), Zia (Arabic), and Ziya (Arabic).

KEY: Pronunciation for Zeke: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


 
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