Pike

pike piké pikë English Etymology 1 The surname is of multiple origins, including en enm pike. Proper noun en Middle English. en Austin Sarat Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/02/christa-pike-tennessee-execution-attempt 2026-10-02 Last night, we entered uncharted territory when Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s effort to execute her with lethal doses of pentobarbital. It was the first time someone received a drug intended to kill them but did not die. https://web.archive.org/web/20261005031139/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/02/christa-pike-tennessee-execution-attempt en number of places c/USA: en CDP co/Sierra County s/California. en unincorporated community co/Boone County s/Indiana first named Pikes Crossing, at the crossing of a turnpike. en unincorporated community town/Haverhill co/Grafton County s/New Hampshire. en town/and/hamlet/and/CDP therein, in co/Wyoming County s/New York. en unincorporated community co/Collin County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Ritchie County s/West Virginia named for a turnpike intersection. en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/United States>>, listed under Pike Township. Derived terms en Pike County en Pikes Peak Etymology 2 Noun en US slang A member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. Anagrams en eikp kipe kepi képi German Etymology From de gmh pieke, from de dum pike, from de odt *pīk, from de gmw-pro *pīk. Already in Dutch the word was influenced by de fr pic tip. Another influence is de Picke pick, pickaxe, from de picken. The precise relation between all of these words is uncertain. Pronunciation de /ˈpiːkə/ de De-Pike.ogg de De-Pike2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Pike3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f de weapons pike de especially football the tip of the foot or shoe de Picke Spitze Declension f Derived terms de von der Pike auf from scratch Further reading de Pike piek