Spike

English word name

"a very large nail"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

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" MilliganBritish comedian
Shelton Jackson "Spike" LeeAmerican director
Spike Jonze (born Adam Spiegel)American film director
Lindley Armstrong "Spike" JonesAmerican bandleader and musician
Evangelos Spiros "Spike" MendelsohnAmerican chef and restaurateur
Henry Berthold "Spike" RobinsonAmerican saxophonist
Charles Forrest "Spike" SpencerAmerican voice actor
Spike SlawsonAmerican punk singer
Mark "Spike" StentEnglish music producer
Michael Donovan "Spike" FerestenAmerican TV host
Spike Alan Myers (b. 2011)son of actor Mike Myers

Spike Bowman Smithson of Edith Bowman & Tom Smith

Spike in Pop Culture

Spike (born William Pratt)character on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Spikea baby dragon on "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic"
Spike Laverycharacter on American soap "All My Children"
Spike Milliganex,burglar, friend to Jimmy Pitt, in P. G. Wodehouse's "A Gentleman of Leisure" (1910)
Spike Spiegelmain character from anime series "Cowboy Bebop"
Spike Freemancharacter on Australian TV series "Snobs"
SpikeRhynoc boss from game "Spyro the Dragon"
Spike Scarlatticharacter on TV series "Flashpoint"
SpikeSnoopy's older brother in "Peanuts"
Spikea stegosaurus in "The Land Before Time" franchise
Spike and SuzyBritish name for a Belgian comic

Spikea word for a sharp point