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OK, this post may make me sound like a complete moron, but well, I’m going for it anyway.
How do you pronounce the word “Nike?”
You know, Nike.
Is it Nike to rhyme with Like or Bike? Or Nikey to rhyme with Likey or Bikey?
The hubster says it’s Nikey. I always thought the name of the company was Nike (like Bike) but you wore a pair of Nikeys.
He laughed hard at this. And I’m not sure whether to beleive him or not. It’s certainly not like he’s a guru of fashion (he doesn’t wear Nike’s let me tell you, he wears shoes that cost no more than $19.95 from WalMart). But at the same time, he seemed awfully convinced that I was a fool.
So tell me, am I the only one not in the know in this situation? Am I the fool who though that a company name would actually *gasp* follow the rules of spelling and pronouciation?
What is it? Nike? Or Nikey?
June 30th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
I’ve always heard it pronounced NI-kee. :) The company was named after the Greek goddess of victory. But apparently in Greek it’s pronounced NEE-keh. *g*
June 30th, 2006 at 3:53 pm
Sorry to tell you your hubby is right :) Nikey all the way.
June 30th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
It’s Nikey… We had to work on a campaign for them while I was in ad school. At one point, I thought if I heard the word again I might do myself harm. But that’s been a while :-)
June 30th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
Don’t you hate when they are right? LOL
Just wanted to pop in and say hi!
June 30th, 2006 at 5:55 pm
I live in Portland…trust me it’s Nikey…crazy isn’t it? :)
June 30th, 2006 at 6:54 pm
It’s Nikey…and I am SO out of the Nike loop…I just found out you can go to the Nike website and get Nike Shox shoes custom made. Choose your shoe color, trim color, and something to say on them, etc. What will they think of next???
July 1st, 2006 at 1:47 am
Nikey ;) But phonetically it’s NIKE like Bike. Named after the greek goddess (YES A WOMAN) of victory and triumph. :)