I found this thread pretty entertaining. It brought some crazy shit out of the closet. Some that thought their way was absolutely correct, were ...
In February 1972, BRS introduced its first line of Nike shoes, with the name Nike derived from the Greek goddess of victory.
Nike (pronounced /'na?ki?/; Greek ???? pronounced [ní?k??])
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I live near the Nike world headquarters, and they pronounce it the first way, with KEY at the end. The pronunciation is determined by the people who run the company, not by random people who don't like the pronunciation. It is the same thing with how people pronounce their own names. If your name is Kevin and you say KEY-vin instead of KEH-vin (an example from my extended family), it's up to you because it's your name. People who pronounce it differently are just wrong.
no, the pronunciation is determined by the greeks. it's an ancient word. it's been pronounced one way for eons, and it will continue to be pronounced that way.
it was nice of the shoe company to retain the real pronunciation, but they aren't the ones who choose how to pronounce a word that is more than 2 thousand years old....
G damn...now I'm sounding like St Michael....shudder....
Originally posted by: BradAtWork
Same with Sega. (As in Mega Drive, or whatever you idiots call it. Genesis I think.)
We say Sega, you say Saga.
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I live near the Nike world headquarters, and they pronounce it the first way, with KEY at the end. The pronunciation is determined by the people who run the company, not by random people who don't like the pronunciation. It is the same thing with how people pronounce their own names. If your name is Kevin and you say KEY-vin instead of KEH-vin (an example from my extended family), it's up to you because it's your name. People who pronounce it differently are just wrong.
no, the pronunciation is determined by the greeks. it's an ancient word. it's been pronounced one way for eons, and it will continue to be pronounced that way.
it was nice of the shoe company to retain the real pronunciation, but they aren't the ones who choose how to pronounce a word that is more than 2 thousand years old....
G damn...now I'm sounding like St Michael....shudder....
Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I live near the Nike world headquarters, and they pronounce it the first way, with KEY at the end. The pronunciation is determined by the people who run the company, not by random people who don't like the pronunciation. It is the same thing with how people pronounce their own names. If your name is Kevin and you say KEY-vin instead of KEH-vin (an example from my extended family), it's up to you because it's your name. People who pronounce it differently are just wrong.
no, the pronunciation is determined by the greeks. it's an ancient word. it's been pronounced one way for eons, and it will continue to be pronounced that way.
it was nice of the shoe company to retain the real pronunciation, but they aren't the ones who choose how to pronounce a word that is more than 2 thousand years old....
G damn...now I'm sounding like St Michael....shudder....
AFAIK, the Ancient Greeks said NEE-kay
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I live near the Nike world headquarters, and they pronounce it the first way, with KEY at the end. The pronunciation is determined by the people who run the company, not by random people who don't like the pronunciation. It is the same thing with how people pronounce their own names. If your name is Kevin and you say KEY-vin instead of KEH-vin (an example from my extended family), it's up to you because it's your name. People who pronounce it differently are just wrong.
no, the pronunciation is determined by the greeks. it's an ancient word. it's been pronounced one way for eons, and it will continue to be pronounced that way.
it was nice of the shoe company to retain the real pronunciation, but they aren't the ones who choose how to pronounce a word that is more than 2 thousand years old....
G damn...now I'm sounding like St Michael....shudder....
No, the name in OP asked how to pronounce was the name of the shoe company, not the name of the Greek goddess. The shoe company pronounces their name NIGH-KEY.
Whether or not the company pronounces it the way the Greeks pronounce the name of their Goddess is really irrelevant. They could choose to pronounce it any way they wanted, even if it's different from the way the word originated. They are naming a company, not making books on mythology. If they really botch the pronunciation and intended to be more accurate, they might look like idiots, but they are still right, because they are the ones who determine the name of the company, nobody else.
That some people have given the shoe company a shortened nickname has no bearing on the actual pronunciation of the company's name. It is Nike (NIGH-KEY).
How is this hard for anyone to understand?