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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Ike
- A diminutive of the male given name Isaac.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Eisenhower. His siblings also used the nickname, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was the only one who kept it by the Second World War.
Proper noun
Ike
- Dwight D. Eisenhower.
1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ike for President:Everybody likes Ike—for president.
Noun
Ike (plural Ikes)
- (numismatic slang) An Eisenhower dollar.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Anglicisation of Iko. Rarely from English Ike.
Proper noun
Ike
- a diminutive of the male given names Francisco or Francis
- a male given name from Cebuano
Quotations
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