Entry № 2517 · Greek origin

Dike Dike — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DEE-kay /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Justice (Greek goddess; constellation Virgo)"
Syllables
1
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "justice (greek goddess; constellation virgo)".

Dike (Δίκη) is the Greek word for "justice." The Greek goddess of moral order and judgment — daughter of Zeus and Themis, who reported to her father every injustice committed on earth. Identified with the constellation Virgo. Sister of Eirene (peace) and Eunomia (good order).

Featured in Hesiod's Works and Days.

Justice. The Greek goddess who reported every injustice to Zeus.

The name in its native script.

Δίκη
Transliteration
Díkē
Pronunciation
/ ˈdiː.keɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Dike stands.

Dike does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Dikes before her.

Real people
Dike
Greek goddess.
In fiction
Dike
Featured in Hesiod.

Names connected to Dike.

The number behind Dike.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Dike reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.