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/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪk

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

Afrikaans: Jaco, Jako, Koos
Chinese:
Mandarin: 傑克／杰克 (zh) (Jiékè)
Finnish: Jaakko (fi), Jaska (fi), Jake (fi)
French: Jacky (fr) m
German: Jockel (de) m
Greek: Τζέικ (Tzéik) (transliteration of English name)
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

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