Dike

“Slang but not necessarily derogatory” It’s a slur.

I think most people will pronounce it like the word "dyke". Yeah, no...

I'm... pretty sure that 'Dike' is slang, referring to lesbians.
Er, don't do this to your child. Even if it wasn't slang at all, it doesn't take away the fact that 'Dike' is just very unattractive for both genders.

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To be blunt; Dike is not a good name.

People on this website obsess too much about giving these names to children. After all, this isn't a BABY NAMES website, it's a BEHIND THE NAMES website, i.e. the "etymology and history" of names!

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As for Dike, well, I kinda like it (pronounced "DIE-kee"). Sure it has lesbian connotations, but in a poetic, classical kinda way, like Sappho and Lesbos.

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All in all, Dike me likey! Oh, but I wouldn't give it to a child! :-S.

Even though its spelled and pronounced differently, people would still say it wrong and wonder why you would name your kid such a name.

As others have mentioned, Dike looks as though it would be pronounced the same as 'Dyke' in the English language, which is a slang [though not necessarily derogatory] term for a lesbian. This doesn't really put me off the name Dike at all.

I know it's Greek, but it sounds like a word to describe a lesbian.

If you name your son this, he would sure be made fun of throughout grade school.

I think it's cute, but it looks like a slur and sounds like decay.

I would avoid this name, because it will often be pronounced like a derogatory term for a homosexual female.