speke

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/spiːk/

proper noun

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4383).

OriginOld English spec →
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Meanings

speke1

verb
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of speak.

Speke2

proper noun
  1. A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4383).
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishspec“brushwood”
  2. EnglishSpeke

* As an English surname, variant of Speak, itself a variant of Speake, all related to the placename below. * The placename is either from Old English spec (“brushwood”) or the obsolete noun speight (“woodpecker”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with speke

weekuniquecreekspeakpeakgreekseektechniqueweakgeekboutiquecritiqueobliquechicstreaksleekcheekpeekteaktweakmalikbleakphysiqueSikh
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Sounds the same

speak

Anagrams

keepsPesek
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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