Jake

See also: jake, jaké, jakë, and Jakë

English

Etymology

Originally a medieval variant of Jack; today also used as a diminutive form of Jacob and James.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪk

Proper noun

Jake (plural Jakes)

1. A male given name.
   • 1927, Ernest Hemingway, chapter 3, in The Sun Also Rises:

     Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."

   • 1985, Ed McBain, Snow White and Rose Red, page 10:

     Her attendant - Jake, she had called him, which seemed an appropriate name for a redheaded, no-neck redneck with the muscles of a dedicated weight lifter - -

   • 2019 June 27, Lisa Respers France, “Country star Jake Owen claps back at anti-LGBTQ commenter”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 February 2026:

     Please “Believe” that Jake Owen will not allow people to diss the LGBTQ community.

Derived terms

• Jake it

Translations

diminutive of Jacob or James

• Afrikaans: Jaco, Jako, Koos
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 傑克 / 杰克 (zh) (Jiékè)

• Finnish: Jaakko (fi), Jaska (fi), Jake (fi)
• French: Jacky (fr) m
• German: Jockel (de) m
• Greek: Τζέικ (Tzéik) (transliteration of English name)
• Irish: Séamaisín m
• Italian: Lapo m
• Portuguese: Iago (pt) m
• Russian: Я́ша (ru) m (Jáša)
• Spanish: Santi (es) m, Diego (es) m, Iago m, Yago (es) m
• Ukrainian: Я́ша m (Jáša)
• Welsh: Iago (cy) m

Finnish

Etymology

Compare Kake, Make.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑke/, [ˈjɑ̝k̟e̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑke
• Syllabification^(key): Ja‧ke
• Hyphenation^(key): Ja‧ke

Proper noun

Jake

1. a diminutive of the male given name Jaakko

Declension

Inflection of Jake (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Jake	Jaket
genitive		Jaken	Jakejen
partitive		Jakea	Jakeja
illative		Jakeen	Jakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jake	Jaket
accusative	nom.	Jake	Jaket
	gen.	Jaken
genitive		Jaken	Jakejen
partitive		Jakea	Jakeja
inessive		Jakessa	Jakeissa
elative		Jakesta	Jakeista
illative		Jakeen	Jakeihin
adessive		Jakella	Jakeilla
ablative		Jakelta	Jakeilta
allative		Jakelle	Jakeille
essive		Jakena	Jakeina
translative		Jakeksi	Jakeiksi
abessive		Jaketta	Jakeitta
instructive		—	Jakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jake (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jakeni Jakeni accusative nom. Jakeni Jakeni gen. Jakeni genitive Jakeni Jakejeni partitive Jakeani Jakejani inessive Jakessani Jakeissani elative Jakestani Jakeistani illative Jakeeni Jakeihini adessive Jakellani Jakeillani ablative Jakeltani Jakeiltani allative Jakelleni Jakeilleni essive Jakenani Jakeinani translative Jakekseni Jakeikseni abessive Jakettani Jakeittani instructive — — comitative — Jakeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jakesi Jakesi accusative nom. Jakesi Jakesi gen. Jakesi genitive Jakesi Jakejesi partitive Jakeasi Jakejasi inessive Jakessasi Jakeissasi elative Jakestasi Jakeistasi illative Jakeesi Jakeihisi adessive Jakellasi Jakeillasi ablative Jakeltasi Jakeiltasi allative Jakellesi Jakeillesi essive Jakenasi Jakeinasi translative Jakeksesi Jakeiksesi abessive Jakettasi Jakeittasi instructive — — comitative — Jakeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jakemme Jakemme accusative nom. Jakemme Jakemme gen. Jakemme genitive Jakemme Jakejemme partitive Jakeamme Jakejamme inessive Jakessamme Jakeissamme elative Jakestamme Jakeistamme illative Jakeemme Jakeihimme adessive Jakellamme Jakeillamme ablative Jakeltamme Jakeiltamme allative Jakellemme Jakeillemme essive Jakenamme Jakeinamme translative Jakeksemme Jakeiksemme abessive Jakettamme Jakeittamme instructive — — comitative — Jakeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jakenne Jakenne accusative nom. Jakenne Jakenne gen. Jakenne genitive Jakenne Jakejenne partitive Jakeanne Jakejanne inessive Jakessanne Jakeissanne elative Jakestanne Jakeistanne illative Jakeenne Jakeihinne adessive Jakellanne Jakeillanne ablative Jakeltanne Jakeiltanne allative Jakellenne Jakeillenne essive Jakenanne Jakeinanne translative Jakeksenne Jakeiksenne abessive Jakettanne Jakeittanne instructive — — comitative — Jakeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jakensa Jakensa accusative nom. Jakensa Jakensa gen. Jakensa genitive Jakensa Jakejensa partitive Jakeaan Jakeansa Jakejaan Jakejansa inessive Jakessaan Jakessansa Jakeissaan Jakeissansa elative Jakestaan Jakestansa Jakeistaan Jakeistansa illative Jakeensa Jakeihinsa adessive Jakellaan Jakellansa Jakeillaan Jakeillansa ablative Jakeltaan Jakeltansa Jakeiltaan Jakeiltansa allative Jakelleen Jakellensa Jakeilleen Jakeillensa essive Jakenaan Jakenansa Jakeinaan Jakeinansa translative Jakekseen Jakeksensa Jakeikseen Jakeiksensa abessive Jakettaan Jakettansa Jakeittaan Jakeittansa instructive — — comitative — Jakeineen Jakeinensa

Statistics

• Jake is the 604^th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 297 male individuals (and as a middle name to 26 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

  Some of these may be foreign names.