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Mike

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See also: mike and mic

Translingual

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Mike [1]
Mike [2]
Mike [3]

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mike.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Mike

  1. (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter M.
  2. (nautical) Signal flag for the letter M.
  3. (time zone) UTC+12:00


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
code Alfa Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juliett Kilo Lima Mike
November Oscar Papa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey Xray Yankee Zulu
zero one two three (tree) four (fower) five (fife) six seven eight nine (niner) hundred thousand decimal

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
  • (Irish labourer): John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

English

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Etymology

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Shortened from Michael.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Mike

  1. (World War II era, joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter M.

Noun

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Mike (plural Mikes)

  1. (slang) An Irishman, especially a labourer.
    Synonym: mick
    • quoted in 1996, Lady Gregory, James Pethica, Lady Gregory's Diaries, 1892-1902 (page 200)
      [] very hard work, a holy day — & the boys went on to [] & took the Mikes, so I cd get no helper but Marty — had to set up Punch & Judy show — & when I proposed to decorate tree heard it was still in the woods! However John Rourke appeared & dug up a small silver, to be planted again []
    • 2006, Lyn Ebenezer, Fron-Goch and the Birth of the IRA, page 126:
      Gott strafe the roll-call, hurrah for the 'Mikes,' / Hurrah for the rebel boys that organised the strikes, / For everywhere the roll was called their names they didn't know.

Proper noun

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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.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hebrew: מייק (maik)

Translations

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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From English Mike.

Proper noun

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Mike

  1. a male given name

Finnish

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Etymology

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Diminutive.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmike/, [ˈmik̟e̞]
  • Rhymes: -ike
  • Hyphenation(key): Mi‧ke

Proper noun

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Mike

  1. A diminutive/nickname form of the given name Mikko, Mika or Mikael.
  2. a male given name of rare usage

Declension

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Inflection of Mike (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative Mike Miket
genitive Miken Mikejen
partitive Mikeä Mikejä
illative Mikeen Mikeihin
singular plural
nominative Mike Miket
accusative nom. Mike Miket
gen. Miken
genitive Miken Mikejen
Mikein rare
partitive Mikeä Mikejä
inessive Mikessä Mikeissä
elative Mikestä Mikeistä
illative Mikeen Mikeihin
adessive Mikellä Mikeillä
ablative Mikeltä Mikeiltä
allative Mikelle Mikeille
essive Mikenä Mikeinä
translative Mikeksi Mikeiksi
abessive Mikettä Mikeittä
instructive Mikein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mike (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mikeni Mikeni
accusative nom. Mikeni Mikeni
gen. Mikeni
genitive Mikeni Mikejeni
Mikeini rare
partitive Mikeäni Mikejäni
inessive Mikessäni Mikeissäni
elative Mikestäni Mikeistäni
illative Mikeeni Mikeihini
adessive Mikelläni Mikeilläni
ablative Mikeltäni Mikeiltäni
allative Mikelleni Mikeilleni
essive Mikenäni Mikeinäni
translative Mikekseni Mikeikseni
abessive Mikettäni Mikeittäni
instructive
comitative Mikeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mikesi Mikesi
accusative nom. Mikesi Mikesi
gen. Mikesi
genitive Mikesi Mikejesi
Mikeisi rare
partitive Mikeäsi Mikejäsi
inessive Mikessäsi Mikeissäsi
elative Mikestäsi Mikeistäsi
illative Mikeesi Mikeihisi
adessive Mikelläsi Mikeilläsi
ablative Mikeltäsi Mikeiltäsi
allative Mikellesi Mikeillesi
essive Mikenäsi Mikeinäsi
translative Mikeksesi Mikeiksesi
abessive Mikettäsi Mikeittäsi
instructive
comitative Mikeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mikemme Mikemme
accusative nom. Mikemme Mikemme
gen. Mikemme
genitive Mikemme Mikejemme
Mikeimme rare
partitive Mikeämme Mikejämme
inessive Mikessämme Mikeissämme
elative Mikestämme Mikeistämme
illative Mikeemme Mikeihimme
adessive Mikellämme Mikeillämme
ablative Mikeltämme Mikeiltämme
allative Mikellemme Mikeillemme
essive Mikenämme Mikeinämme
translative Mikeksemme Mikeiksemme
abessive Mikettämme Mikeittämme
instructive
comitative Mikeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mikenne Mikenne
accusative nom. Mikenne Mikenne
gen. Mikenne
genitive Mikenne Mikejenne
Mikeinne rare
partitive Mikeänne Mikejänne
inessive Mikessänne Mikeissänne
elative Mikestänne Mikeistänne
illative Mikeenne Mikeihinne
adessive Mikellänne Mikeillänne
ablative Mikeltänne Mikeiltänne
allative Mikellenne Mikeillenne
essive Mikenänne Mikeinänne
translative Mikeksenne Mikeiksenne
abessive Mikettänne Mikeittänne
instructive
comitative Mikeinenne
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Statistics

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  • Mike is the 695th (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 214 male individuals (and as a middle name to 45 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mike.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mike m

  1. a male given name

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Mike.

Proper noun

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Mike

  1. a male given name