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English
Etymology
Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jake (plural Jakes)
- 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
Etymology
Compare Kake, Make.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑke/,
- Rhymes: -ɑke
- Syllabification(key): Ja‧ke
- Hyphenation(key): Ja‧ke
Proper noun
Jake
- a diminutive of the male given name Jaakko
Declension
Statistics
- The given name Jake belongs to 293 male individuals (and as a middle name to 25 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Some of these may be foreign names.