Jake Name Meaning & Origin

Jake

Pronunciation: JAYK (key)

Origin of the name Jake:

Originally a pet form of Jacob (seizing by the heel, supplanting), Jake is now popularly bestowed as an independent given name.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.

Related Names:

Jacob, Jack, Jakob

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Nicknames for Jake

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Meanings and history of the name Jake

Hebrew:
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.

American:
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.

English:
Abbreviation of Jacob.

Famous real-life people named Jake

Jake Gyllenhaal (actor)
Jake "the snake" Roberts (wrestler)
Jake Epstien- Canadian Actor, "Degrassi"
Jake Boys - English Youtuber
Jake Plummer - American football
Jake Long - American football
Jake T. Austin, an American actor
Jake Allen, a professional ice hockey goaltender (St. Louis Blues)
Jake Oettinger, a collegiate ice hockey goaltender and prospect of the Dallas Stars

Jake in song, story & screen

Jake Peralta from TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Jake Ryan from 16 Candles, the classic John Hughes coming of age tale

Jake Martin, All My Children

Jake Pawsey, father of Petunia Pawsey, in the internet comic blog, The Greasers of Hazzick Flats. http://www.thegreasersofhazzickflats.blogspot.com

Jake Dillinger, Be More Chill

Jake the Dog from Adventure Time, a cool big brother with a loving personality and cool stretchy powers

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