Wake

+ 10% this year
Masculine
Rare
Updated: June 9, 2019
Updated: June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Wet field

Boy name variations

Wakefield
Wakeley
Wakeman

How Popular Is The Name Wake

Family name origins & meanings

  • Northern English and Scottish : from the Old Norse byname Vakr meaning ‘wakeful’, ‘vigilant’ (from vaka ‘to remain awake’), or perhaps from a cognate Old English Waca (attested in place names such as Wakeford, Wakeham, and Wakeley).

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