Given name & surname · also Old Norse
Hake
“hook”
Hake is a surname with more than one origin.
Original GermanHaacke
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a North Germanic surname, Hake goes back to Old Norse haki, meaning “hook.”
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Where it comes from
Hake has more than one origin: as a North Germanic surname, it comes from Old Norse haki; as a Dutch and north German surname, it goes back to a word meaning “hedge”.
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How it developed
From Old Norse haki (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *hakô.
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Hake’s family of names
In English usage, Hake as a surname has a related form in HAACK. In German usage, Hake as a surname has a related form in HAACKE. In English usage, Hake as a surname has a related form in HACKE.
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Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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