Dwight David Eisenhower was born on October 14, 1890, in Denison, Texas, the third of seven sons. His mother originally named him David Dwight but reversed the two names after his birth to avoid the confusion of having two Davids in the family. All of the boys were called 'Ike', such as 'Big Ike' (Edgar) and 'Little Ike' (Dwight); the nickname was intended as an abbreviation of their last name. By World War II, only Dwight was still called 'Ike'. Main article: List of memorials to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2012.