Zeke is a masculine
given name and
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
, sometimes a shortened form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
) of
Ezekiel
Ezekiel (; he, יְחֶזְקֵאל ''Yəḥezqēʾl'' ; in the Septuagint written in grc-koi, Ἰεζεκιήλ ) is the central protagonist of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible.
In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Ezekiel is ackn ...
, which may refer to:
People
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Caleb Bailey (nickname "Zeke", 1898-1957), US Marine Corps brigadier general and athlete
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Zeke Bella (1930–2013), American baseball player
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Zeke Bonura (1908–1987), American baseball player
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Zeke Bratkowski (1931–2019), American football player
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Zeke Clements (1911–1994), American country musician
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Zeke Dombrowski (born 1986), American soccer player
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Ezekiel Elliott (born 1995), American football running back
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Ezekiel Emanuel (born 1957), American oncologist, bioethicist and professor
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Zeke Jabbour, American professional bridge player
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Zeke Jones
Larry Lee "Zeke" Jones (born December 2, 1966) is an American wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, a world championship in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1991, and was the former freestyle head coach at USA Wrestling. He ...
(born 1966), American wrestler
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Zeke Manners
Leo "Zeke" Manners (October 10, 1911 - October 14, 2000) was an American country musician.
Life and career
Manners was born in San Francisco but raised in Los Angeles, where he attended Fairfax High School (Los Angeles), Fairfax High School and ...
(1911–2000), American country musician
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Zeke Manyika (born 1955), Zimbabwean-born British musician
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Zeke Meyer (1892–1962), American racecar driver
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Zeke Moore (born 1943), American football player
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Zeke Moreno (born 1978), American football player
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Zeke Mowatt (born 1961), American football player
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Zeke Nnaji (born 2001), American basketball player
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Alden Sanborn (nickname "Zeke", 1899–1991), American rower
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Zeke Smith (1936–2016), American football player
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Zeke Steggall (born 1971), Australian snowboarder
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Zeke Turner (born 1996), American football player
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Zeke Upshaw (1991–2018), American basketball player
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Zeke Wilson (1869–1928), American baseball player
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Zeke Wissinger (1902–1963), American football player
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Zeke Wrigley (1874–1952), American baseball player
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Zeke Zarchy (1915–2009), American trumpet player
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Zeke Zawoluk (1930–2007), American basketball player
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Zeke Zekley (1915–2005), American cartoonist
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Zeke Zettner (1948–1973), American musician
Fictional characters
In film
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List of characters from High School Musical (film series)#Zeke Baylor, a fictional character in the ''High School Musical'' film series
*Zeke Tyler, in the 1998 film ''
The Faculty
''The Faculty'' is a 1998 American science fiction horror film directed by Robert Rodriguez and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Shawn Hatosy, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, ...
''
*Zeke, in
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', the film was primarily directed by ...
, portrayed by Bert Lahr
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List of characters in the Ice Age films#Zeke, a character in the 2002 film ''Ice Age''
*Zeke Finklestein, in the 2009 film ''
The Rebound''
*Zeke, military slang for zombies in
World War Z (film)
''World War Z'' is a 2013 American action horror film directed by Marc Forster, with a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard, and Damon Lindelof, from a story by Carnahan and J. Michael Straczynski, based on the title of the ...
*Zeke Hawkins, in the 1993 film Sliver
On television
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Zeke Kinski, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours''
*Ezekiel "Zeke" Stone, protagonist of the short-lived series
Brimstone (TV series)
*Zeke, a nickname for Philip Banks in
List of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air characters
*Zeke, nickname of the character
Tom (Lost)
Tom Friendly, often referred to as Tom, Mr. Friendly, or Zeke by Sawyer is a fictional character portrayed by M. C. Gainey on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television series '' Lost''. The series follows the lives of around forty surviv ...
in ''Lost''
*Zeke, in the animated series ''
Bob's Burgers
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard that premiered on Fox on January 9, 2011. The show centers on the Belcher family—parents Bob and Linda and their three children, Tina, Gene, and Louise—who ...
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*Zeke, Sid's baby brother from the animated series ''
Sid the Science Kid
''Sid the Science Kid'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Sid the Science Kid'') is an American computer-animated children’s television series on PBS Kids. It aired from September 1, 2008 to March 25, 2013, with a total of 66 half-hour episodes pr ...
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*Zeke Abramowitz, a character in the American web series ''
Zombie College''
*Zeke Braverman, the patriarch in the show Parenthood
Comics, manga, and novels
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Zeke Midas Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf is a fictional wolf appearing in several cautionary tales that include some of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales.'' Versions of this character have appeared in numerous works, and it has become a generic archetype of a menacing predatory an ...
or Big Bad Wolf in Disney comics
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Zeke Asakura, English name for Hao Asakura, in the anime and manga series ''Shaman King''
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Zeke Brenner, in the comic strip ''Doonesbury''
* Zeke Yeager, in the anime and manga ''
Attack on Titan'' (''Shingeki no Kyojin'')
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Zeke Stane
Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics as the son of Obadiah Stane and an enemy of Iron Man. Created by writer Matt Fraction and artist Barry Kitson, he first appeared in '' The Orde ...
, a Marvel Comics villain
* Zeke or
Gustaf Zuckermandel, Jr., in the ''Left Behind'' novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
* Zeke a novel about a Navy Seal by Dr. HB Paksoy (9798675061082)
In video games
* Ozychlyrus Brounev Tantal, better known as Zeke von Genbu, a character from ''
Xenoblade Chronicles 2''
Other
* Zeke, the artificial intelligence in development by
Hub Culture
* Zeke, reporting name of
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
The Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" is a long-range carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based fighter aircraft formerly manufactured by Mitsubishi Aircraft Company, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and was operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 19 ...
fighter
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Zero electron kinetic energy (ZEKE) spectroscopy
References
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Masculine given names
Lists of people by nickname
Hypocorisms
English masculine given names