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Originally Posted by Canuck_Targa
I still call my shoes "Nike" also, even though a marketing plan some years ago insisted we call them "Nikee" (it sounds more European).
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Nike is from the Greek word for victory and is the name of the Greek Goddess of victory and therefore is pronounced Nikee. The company used the name because it means victory.
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