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♂ Deke
What does Deke mean?
Deke 
as a boys' name is a Greek and Old German name, and the name Deke means "dusty one; servant; messenger; people's ruler". Deke is an alternate form of Deacon (Greek). Deke is also a variant of Dietrich (Old German): variant spelling of Theodoric.
STARTS WITH De-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, servant, messenger (prophet), ruler (king)
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA DEACON, DIETRICH Deakin, Deekon, Dekel, Dekle, Derek▼, Dirk▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Deke Armando (D.A.), ..
How popular is Deke?
Deke is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a somewhat prominent last name for all people (#141788 out of 150436, Top 94%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Deacon (#486 VIA LATEST LIST), Derek (#257), Dietrich and Dirk are the popular alternative forms of Deke (UNLISTED) ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Deke were favored 28 years ago (AVERAGE #1314) and have become significantly less conventional since (#1185, ▼72%), with versions such as Dirk becoming less fashionable. Deacon is the most trendy boy name among these. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Deke is alike in pronunciation to Dack, Dick▼ and Duke▲. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bake, Berke, Dace, Dade, Dale▼, Dane, Dave▼, Dawe, Daye, De-, Dean, Deane, Decker▲, Dee▼, Deen, Deker, Dekker, Del, Deli, Dell▼, Den, Dene, Deon, Deri, Derk, Deryke, Des, Desi, Deus, Dev, Deven▼, Dewey▼, Dewi, Dewie, Dex, Dexy, Deyn, Dezi, Dice, Dirke, Dore, Dowe, Drake, Dre, Drue, Dyce, Eike, Heike, Ike▼, Jake▼, Lake, Luke▲, Mike▼, Myke, Pike, Pyke, Renke, Rike, Wake and Zeke▲. These names tend to be more commonly used than Deke.
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