Given name

Peke

“a giving woman”

Peke is used as a given name. One Hawaiian interpretation is “a giving woman.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hawaiian interpretation is “a giving woman.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hawaiian.

How it developed

From English Becky.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Peke’s family of names

In Hawaiian usage, Peke was borrowed from the English form Becky. Peke has a related form in Peak.

Walk Peke’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Peke, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hawaiian

Polete

“a kind young woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Peleka

“having great strength”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hawaiian · Nature

Pelulio

“a treasure from the sea”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Piʻikea

“to ascend” · “life”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Ianeke

“God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hawaiian

Pineki

“resembling a peanut”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hawaiian · Nature

Pua

“resembling a flower”

No U.S. birth series

25% boys · 75% girls

Hawaiian

Piluki

“resembling a small leaf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Peke’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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