Mike

See also: mike and mic

Translingual

Mike [2]

Alternative forms

• mike

Etymology

From English Mike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmai̯k]

Noun

Mike

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

Translations

the letter "M" in a national spelling alphabet

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 邁克／迈克

• Czech: Marie (cs)
• Estonian: Mati
• Finnish: Matti (fi)
• Italian: Milano (it)
• Japanese: マイケ
• Swedish: Martin (sv)

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

diminutive of Michael

• Arabic: مايك‎ m
• Azerbaijani: Mayk
• Greek: Μάικ (el) (Máik), Μιχάλης (el) m (Michális)
• Persian: مایک‎ (mâyk)
• Spanish: Migo, Migue

diminutive of Michaela

Anagrams

• Keim, Kemi, Kime, kime

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.

Related terms

• Miki

Anagrams

• Kemi

French

Etymology

From English Mike.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majk/

Proper noun

Mike m

1. a male given name

German

Alternative forms

• Maik, Meik

Etymology

Borrowed from English Mike.

Proper noun

Mike

1. a male given name