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He got " Ike " when he was a child. Ei from Eisenhower made the sound of Ike said his father.

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There was much anti-German sentiment during WW I in America, and his family name was originally spelled "Eisenhauer". He changed it to "Americanize" it a bit more.i se you

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It was a nickname

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Ike is short for eisenhower

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Why was Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname Ike?

Ike was a nickname, short for Eisenhower. Dwight Eisenhower's parents called him "Ike". The name just stuck.


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His real nickname was IKE when he was little:)


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"Ike" is a derivative of "Eisenhower". He and all his brothers were called "Ike" from time to time from boyhood on.


How did Dwight D. Eisenhower get nickname?

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Dwight D. Eisenhower's nickname was Ike.


Who was the supreme commander of the western allied forces in Europe?

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What is the nick name of Dwight D. Eisenhower?

Ike. "I like Ike" was his slogan


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The president with the nickname " Ike " wasDwight D. Eisenhower


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