Spike

spike English Pronunciation en /spaɪk/ en aɪk 1 Etymology 1 From en spike, variously from having spiky hair, being thin (like a railroad spike), etc. Proper noun A male nickname. en 1995 Donna E. Norton Through the eyes of a child: an introduction to children's literature 418 This book contains mostly humorous animal poems by poets such as Spike Milligan, Theodore Roethke, and Rudyard Kipling. en 2013 w:Zadie Smith N-W Hamish Hamilton 978-0-241-14414-5 238 He was meant to be called Benjamin, but he arrived with a little tuft of hair on top of his head, like a spike, and they called him Spike for three days, and then recalled a romantic, childless afternoon, years earlier, spent watching a matinee revival of She's Gotta Have It. Derived terms en Spander Spangel Spikeophile Spillow Spuffy Etymology 2 From en spike, perhaps a nickname for a tall, thin person. Proper noun s en nicknames. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Spike is the 36736th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 608 individuals. Spike is most common among White (81.74%) and Black/African American (12.99%) individuals. Further reading Anagrams en eikps Pikes Sipek kepis kipes pikes en Hair German Etymology From de en spike. Noun m,,s spike nail or something similar to it Declension m,,s Further reading