Spike

English word name
"a very large nail"

Spike Origin and Meaning

The name Spike is a boy's name of American origin meaning "a very large nail".

Spike is part mid-century nickname-name, ala Buster or Buck, and part word name, with an all-over cool creative dude feel thanks to directors Spike Lee and Spike Jonze. Mike Myers named his son Spike. That's right: Spike and Mike. Spike qualifies as one of the distinctly American names.

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Famous People Named Spike

  • Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan
    British comedian
  • Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee
    American director
  • Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel)
    American film director
  • Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones
    American bandleader and musician
  • Evangelos Spiros "Spike" Mendelsohn
    American chef and restaurateur
  • Henry Berthold "Spike" Robinson
    American saxophonist
  • Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer
    American voice actor
  • Spike Slawson
    American punk singer
  • Mark "Spike" Stent
    English music producer
  • Michael Donovan "Spike" Feresten
    American TV host
  • Spike Alan Myers (b. 2011)
    son of actor Mike Myers
  • Spike Bowman Smith
    son of Edith Bowman & Tom Smith

The name Spike in Pop Culture

  • Spike (born William Pratt)
    character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
  • Spike
    a baby dragon on "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
  • Spike Lavery
    character on American soap "All My Children"
  • Spike Milligan
    ex,burglar, friend to Jimmy Pitt, in P. G. Wodehouse's "A Gentleman of Leisure" (1910)
  • Spike Spiegel
    main character from anime series "Cowboy Bebop"
  • Spike Freeman
    character on Australian TV series "Snobs"
  • Spike
    Rhynoc boss from game "Spyro the Dragon"
  • Spike Scarlatti
    character on TV series "Flashpoint"
  • Spike
    Snoopy's older brother in "Peanuts"
  • Spike
    a stegosaurus in "The Land Before Time" franchise
  • Spike and Suzy
    British name for a Belgian comic
  • Spike
    a word for a sharp point

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