Baby name

FADING BOY · HEBREW VIA ENGLISH
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Mike

/MYKE/


“Who is like God?”

English short form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el meaning 'who is like God?'.

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How it ages.

Very much associated with the Baby Boomer and Gen X generations, a classic that now reads as a dad name.

The cultural moment.

Rarely given as a standalone name to babies today; almost always a nickname.