Ike

I1K5E1
/aɪk/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.

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Meanings

Ike1

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.

Ike2

proper noun
  1. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

    Everybody likes Ike—for president.

    1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ike for President
nounIke (plural Ikes)

plural Ikes

  1. numismatic slangAn Eisenhower dollar.

Origin

From Eisenhower. His siblings also used the nickname, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only one who kept it by the Second World War.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Ike

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Anagrams

keiekiEIK
Cite this entry
APA

Ike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ike

MLA

“Ike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ike.

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