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Jake is a name that is based on the Japanese word <blockquote> |
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Jakanura |
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| related names = Jacob |
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'''Jake''' is a modern, shortened form of the male name [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]]. |
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Individuals named '''Jake''' include: |
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* [[Jake Arnott]], British novelist |
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* [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], actor |
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* [[Jake Humphrey]], children's and football presenter |
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* [[Jake LaMotta]], former world middleweight champion boxer who was later portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film ''Raging Bull'' |
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* [[Jake Locker]], 2007 starting quarterback for the Washington Huskies |
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* [[Jake Long]], an offensive tackle for the college football Michigan Wolverines |
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* [[Jake Peavy]], a National League pitcher for the [[San Diego Padres]] |
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* [[Jake Plummer]], a National Football League quarterback |
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* [[Jake Roberts|Jake "the Snake" Roberts]], a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] |
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* [[Jake T. Austin]], child actor |
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Fictional characters named '''Jake''' include: |
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* [[Jake Featherston]], Hitler-like dictator in [[Harry Turtledove|Harry Turtledove's]] ''[[Timeline-191]]'' series. |
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* ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', title character in an animated television series which airs on Disney Channel |
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* Jake, a video game character in the ''[[Ape Escape series|Ape Escape]]'' series |
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* Jake, a pet dog of [[Betty Spaghetty]] |
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* Jake, the main character dog in the game [[Dog's Life]] |
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* Jake Fischer, a character played by [[Ashton Kutcher]] in the film [[The Guardian]]. |
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* ''[[Jake 2.0]]'', title character in a science fiction television series that aired from 2003 to 2004 on UPN |
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* [[Jake Berenson]], a character from the ''Animorphs'' book series by K. A. Applegate |
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* [[Jake Spidermonkey]], a main character in ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' |
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* [[J.J. "Jake" Gittes]], the cop turned detective and main character in Roman Polanski's 1974 film ''[[Chinatown (film)|Chinatown]]'' |
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* Jake Blues, lead vocalist of [[The Blues Brothers Band]] and one of the main characters in The [[Blues Brothers (film)|Blues Brothers film]] |
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* [[Jake Chambers]], a boy and one of the main characters in Stephen King's ''The Dark Tower'' series. |
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'''Jake''' may also refer to: |
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* "The Jake," the former nickname of the Major League Baseball stadium once known as Jacobs Field, now [[Progressive Field]] |
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* [[Jake brake]], a particular brand of [[engine brake]] |
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* Jake, a slang term in the United States for [[Jamaican ginger]] extract. |
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* Jake leg, Jake walk; partial paralysis of the limbs, caused by an adulterant, [[tricresyl phosphate]] added to Jamaican ginger during Prohibition |
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* Jake, a slang term in Scotland for someone uncouth |
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* Jake, a slang term of high praise for a fireman or a police officer |
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* Jake, a slang term used in Discordianism to describe a prank, often celebrated on [[Discordian calendar#Jake Day|Jake Day]] |
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* Jake / Bot2, one of the [[ROV]]s used during the filming of the documentary [[Ghosts of the Abyss]] |
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* Jake, jazz era slang meaning "great", as in "everything's jake" or "it's all jake." |
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* Jake, baseball slang meaning a lazy player or a half-hearted effort, i.e. "He jaked that play." |
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* [[Jake the Alligator Man]], an oddity on view in Long Beach, Washington |
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* [[Less Than Jake]], a ska punk band |
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* Jake, a slang term in England for rough cider |
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* The Japanese World War 2 reconnaissance floatplane, the [[Aichi E13A]], Allied reporting name "Jake" |
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[[Category:Given names]] |
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[[Category:English given names]] |
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Revision as of 18:18, 13 September 2008
Jake is a name that is based on the Japanese word
Jakanura