Wake - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Wake \wa-ke\ is a variant of Wakeman (Old English), and the meaning of Wake is "watchman".

The baby name Wake sounds like Jake, Aage, Fawke, Ike, Jak, Jakie and Oak. Other similar baby names are Bake, Lake, Wade and Ware.

Wake is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#14153 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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