Mike

See also: mike and mic

Translingual
Mike [2]

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English Mike.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmai̯k][1]

Noun

Mike

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO phonetic alphabet code for the letter M.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter M.

Translations

References
  1. DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, June 2022, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

English

Etymology

Shortened from Michael.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɪk/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): [mɐɪʔk̚]
  • Homophones: mike, mic
  • Rhymes: -aɪk

Proper noun

Mike (countable and uncountable, plural Mikes)

  1. (countable) A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
  2. (countable) A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.

Descendants
  • → Hebrew: מייק‎ (maik)

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From English Mike.

Proper noun

Mike

  1. a male given name

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmike/, [ˈmike̞]
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Syllabification(key): Mi‧ke

Proper noun

Mike

  1. a male given name
  2. A pet form of the given name Mikko, Mika or Mikael.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From English Mike.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /majk/

Proper noun

Mike m

  1. a male given name

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mike.

Proper noun

Mike

  1. a male given name
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