English · Boy name
Mike
“who is like God”
About the name Mike
Mike is a short form of Michael, from the Hebrew name Mikha’el, meaning ‘who is like God’. In the Bible, Michael is an archangel who appears in the Book of Daniel and the Book of Revelation, where he leads the heavenly armies; Western Christians honor him at Michaelmas, the twenty-ninth of September. Mike is commonly used as a nickname for Michael and occasionally as a given name in its own right. Michael Jordan, the American basketball player who won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, is a well-known bearer of the full name.
- Meaning
- who is like God
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- MYK(1 syl.)
Middle names for Mike
- Mike James
- Mike Alexander
- Mike Thomas
- Mike David
- Mike Lee
Questions about Mike
- What does Mike mean?
- Mike is an English name meaning "who is like God".
- How do you pronounce Mike?
- Mike is pronounced MYK, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Mike?
- Variants of Mike include Mikey.
More names like this: English baby names