"Drake" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /dɹeɪk/
Rhymes: -eɪk Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Drake
  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”. Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-KPR~nrh~ Disambiguation of Individuals: 9 9 8 5 8 3 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 4 7 7 1 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
  2. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”.
    Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era.
    Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-PBowi8b3 Disambiguation of Individuals: 9 9 8 5 8 3 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 4 7 7 1 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
  3. An Irish surname, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake. Categories (topical): Individuals
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-kqRUe-ni Disambiguation of Individuals: 9 9 8 5 8 3 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-Vj3AlNl-
  5. A town in New South Wales, Australia. Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales, Towns in Australia, Towns in New South Wales
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-763QjJpN Disambiguation of Individuals: 9 9 8 5 8 3 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7
  6. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Villages in Canada, Villages in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-Wuts7Oek
  7. A ward of Plymouth, Devon, England; named for aqueduct Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction. Categories (place): Places in Devon, England, Places in England
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-ebpcuUkj Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Devon, England
  8. A locale in the United States.
    A city in North Dakota; named for early settler Herman Drake.
    Categories (place): Cities in North Dakota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Dakota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-mRsa5-J8
  9. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona.
    Categories (topical): Individuals Categories (place): Places in Arizona, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Arizona, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-TfWo-jta Disambiguation of Individuals: 9 9 8 5 8 3 6 7 8 7 7 7 7 7
  10. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Colorado.
    Categories (place): Places in Colorado, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Colorado, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-rnZ-dfnG
  11. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Illinois.
    Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-2OCncRUT
  12. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-~9fr~tSa
  13. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Missouri statesman Charles D. Drake.
    Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-QACd8Lxr
  14. A locale in the United States.
    An unincorporated community in South Carolina.
    Categories (place): Places in South Carolina, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in South Carolina, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Drake-en-name-UbY9et5d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sir Francis Drake Channel

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