Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jake

JAKE

GENDER: Masculine

PRONOUNCED: JAYK [key]

Meaning & History

Medieval variant of JACK. It is also sometimes used as a short form of JACOB.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Coby, Jeb, Jack, Koby

DIMINUTIVE: Jackie

OTHER LANGUAGES: Jaumet (Catalan), Jakša (Croatian), Ib, Jeppe (Danish), Cobus, Coos, Jaap, Kobus, Koos, Sjaak, Sjakie (Dutch), Jaak (Estonian), Jaakko, Jaska (Finnish), Lapo (Italian), Kuba (Polish), Yasha (Russian), Jock, Jockie, Jocky, Seoc (Scottish), Jaka (Slovene), Kapel, Koppel, Yankel (Yiddish)

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