"Jake" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒeɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jake.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Jakes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪk Etymology: Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Jack}} Jack, {{m|en|Jacob}} Jacob, {{m|en|James}} James Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Jake (plural Jakes)
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names Translations (diminutive of Jacob or James): Jaco (Afrikaans), Jako (Afrikaans), Koos (Afrikaans), 傑克 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), Santi [masculine] (Spanish), Diego [masculine] (Spanish), Iago [masculine] (Spanish), Yago [masculine] (Spanish), Iago [masculine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "diminutive of Jacob or James",
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      "sense": "diminutive of Jacob or James",
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "diminutive of Jacob or James",
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      "word": "Séamaisín"
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      "sense": "diminutive of Jacob or James",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "diminutive of Jacob or James",
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      "word": "Iago"
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