Jake

See also: jake, jaké, jakë, and Jakë

English

Etymology

Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeɪk/

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• Rhymes: -eɪk

Proper noun

Jake (plural Jakes)

1. A male given name.
   • 1927, Ernest Hemingway, chapter 3, in The Sun Also Rises:

     Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."

   • 1985, Ed McBain, Snow White and Rose Red, page 10:

     Her attendant - Jake, she had called him, which seemed an appropriate name for a redheaded, no-neck redneck with the muscles of a dedicated weight lifter - -

Translations

diminutive of Jacob or James

• Finnish: Jaakko (fi), Jaska (fi), Jake (rare dialectal pet forms) Jaakkoo, Jaako, Jaakka, Jaakki, Jaakku, Jaaku
• French: Jacky (fr) m
• German: Jockel (de) m
• Irish: Séamaisín m
• Italian: Lapo m
• Portuguese: Iago (pt) m
• Spanish: Santi (es) m, Diego (es) m, Iago m, Yago (es) m
• Welsh: Iago (cy) m