Meaning and origin of Jake

The boy's name Jake \j(a)-ke\ is pronounced jayk. It is of English origin. Short form of Jacob, well-used as an independent name.


Baby names that sound like Jake are Jak, Jakie and Wake. Other similar baby names are Bake, Jace, Jade, Jase, Jaye, Jae and Lake.

Jake is a popular male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Jake

Origin: English

Meaning: Abbreviation of Jacob.


Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Diminutive of Jacob: He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
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Origin and meaning of Jake

Jake
English
Male
God is Gracious
1 - darrejake (english boy name)
one who is so loved by all who knows him
2 - Jake (English boy name)
God is Gracious
3 - Jakeb (English boy name)
Supplanter, Representative
4 - Jakecia (English girl name)
Supplanter, Representative
5 - Jakeem (Arabic boy name)
Raised up.
6 - Jaken (Hebrew boy name)
Wise
7 - jakey (hebrew boy name)
from the name jacob
Meaning&Origin
Jake is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `God is Gracious`.
Where is it used?
The name Jake is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Seoc (In Scottish)
Jock (In Scottish)
Jack (In English)
See also
In Scottish: Jocky (M)
In Scottish: Jockie (M)
In English and in the bible: John (M)
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Jake was given to 4372 babies in the USA in 2004. Jake was the number 167 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4415 babies making it the number 98 name that year.
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