Details for the forename Ike

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Ike (male)


Variants:	Ik (M) Ikey (M) Iky (M)
Pet Name for:	Isaac (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English, especially US, pet name for Isaac [q.v.], probably from Hebrew "laughter". Note: Ike as a nick-name for the American President Dwight D Eisenhower is derived from his surname not his first name.