Spike // Confident // Witty // Nimble 1) Meaning of the name Spike: "From Sparta". Nickname of the Greek name Spartacus. Spartacus was a Tracian born Gladiator who lead a slave revolt against the Roman Republic. Spartacus has been made famous by the miniseries of the same name, that depicts the historical based events surrounding his life. I like the idea of Spartacus being used as a given name, with Spike as the primarily used nickname, which has a cool and fresh feel to it. It helps make this strong and ancient name a lot more useable today. 2) Meaning of the name Spike: "Nail". An English word name, deriving from tools such as the railway spike, essentially a large nail used to tether two pieces of wood together. This version of Spike is a name in it's own right, much more modern, with little roots. Still absolutely adorable.
