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Mike
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mike mic
Translingual
frameless|upright=0.5 Mike [1] frameless Mike [2] frameless Mike [3]
Alternative forms
mul mike MIKE
Etymology
mul en Mike.
Pronunciation
mul [ˈmai̯k] DIN 5009:2022-06 Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“) Deutsches Institut für Normung June 2022
Noun
mul noun
mul Q9933 1 1 M
mul nautical Signal flag for the letter M.
mul time zone UTC+12:00
Translations
the letter "M" in a national spelling alphabet
Bulgarian: bg Майк
Czech: cs Marie
English: en Mike
Estonian: et Mati
Finnish: fi Matti
Italian: it Milano
Swedish: sv Martin
Turkish: tr Muş
References
English
Etymology
Shortened from en Michael.
Pronunciation
en /maɪk/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mike.wav Southern England
en [mɐɪʔk] US,Canada
en mike mic
en aɪk 1
Noun
en noun
en Q9933 en World War II joint US/RAF A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter M.
Noun
en slang An Irishman, especially a labourer.
en 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
en 2006 Lyn Ebenezer Fron-Goch and the Birth of the IRA 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.
References
Irish labourer en 1873 John Camden Hotten The Slang Dictionary https://www.gutenberg.org/files/42108/42108-h/42108-h.htm#:~:text=Mike
Proper noun
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en male Michael.
en Leah Willingham West Virginia governor axes DEI and enacts vaccine exemptions on first full day in office w:AP News https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-governor-religious-vaccine-exemptions-dei-8665e89daf101e42cc372de56d699c38 2025-01-14 West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin was not impressed with the executive orders, calling them a “troubling example” of executive overreach that “could harm us for generations.” https://web.archive.org/web/20250407045433/https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-governor-religious-vaccine-exemptions-dei-8665e89daf101e42cc372de56d699c38
en female Michaela.
Derived terms
en Chef Mike Mikey Iron Mike Big Mike MAGA Mike Mike Obama Moscow Mike Chef Mike
Descendants
he 1 מייק maik
Translations
diminutive of Michael
Arabic: ar مايك m
Azerbaijani: az Mayk
German: de Mike, de Maik, de Meik
Greek: el Μάικ, el Μιχάλης m
Persian: fa مایک mâyk
Spanish: es Migo, es Migue
Vietnamese: vi Mai-cơ
diminutive of Michaela
Anagrams
en eikm Keim Kemi Kime kime
en unisex given names
Danish
Etymology
From da en Mike.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male
Finnish
Etymology
Diminutive.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi proper noun
A diminutive/nickname form of the given name fi Mikko, fi Mika or fi Mikael.
fi male rare
Declension
Mik ä
Related terms
fi Miki
Statistics
dvv_20250813 219 46 699 1
Anagrams
fi eikm Kemi
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:Mike
fr en Mike.
Pronunciation
Mailk
Proper noun
m
fr male
German
Alternative forms
de Maik Meik
Etymology
de :bor en:Mike
de en Mike.
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male