Updike is a surname of Dutch origin, and is a spelling variant of the Dutch Opdijk, a topographical name meaning someone who lived on a dike. The surname has been present in North America since the settlement of New Netherlands in the 17th century. Updike used to be spelled as Updyke and many other ways, but is know most commonly spelt as Updike.
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Famous quotes containing the word updike:
“Existence itself does not feel horrible; it feels like an ecstasy, rather, which we have only to be still to experience.”
—John Updike (b. 1932)
“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”
—John Updike (b. 1932)
“That a marriage ends is less than ideal; but all things end under heaven, and if temporality is held to be invalidating, then nothing real succeeds.”
—John Updike (b. 1932)