"Jake" meaning in English

See Jake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒeɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jake.wav Forms: Jakes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪk Etymology: Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Jake (plural Jakes)
  1. A male given name. Derived forms: Jake it Translations (diminutive of Jacob or James): Jaco (Afrikaans), Jako (Afrikaans), Koos (Afrikaans), 傑克 /杰克 (Jiékè) (Chinese Mandarin), Jaakko (Finnish), Jaska (Finnish), Jake (Finnish), Jacky [masculine] (French), Jockel [masculine] (German), Τζέικ (Tzéik) [transliteration] (Greek), Séamaisín [masculine] (Irish), Lapo [masculine] (Italian), Iago [masculine] (Portuguese), Я́ша (Jáša) [masculine] (Russian), Santi [masculine] (Spanish), Diego [masculine] (Spanish), Iago [masculine] (Spanish), Yago [masculine] (Spanish), Я́ша (Jáša) [masculine] (Ukrainian), Iago [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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