Given name & surname
Rike
“a high-spirited man”
Rike is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a high-spirited man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a high-spirited man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Rike is a short form of Ulrike. In English usage, Rike as a surname developed from REICH.
Rike’s family of names
Rike is a short form of Ulrike. In English usage, Rike as a surname developed from the German form REICH. Rike has a related form in Rickie.
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Around the world
Rike has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Rickievariant
- Ulrikefull form
- Hendrikefull form · German
- Friederikefull form · German
- Rykievariant
- Rykivariant
- Rykeavariant
- Rikeavariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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