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Drake

masculine

91First-name usabilityHighly workable

Evidence coverageGood

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English, from a surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or Old English byname Draca ('dragon'), tracing further back through Latin to Greek drakon ('dragon, serpent'). The word also coincides with, but is not derived from, the unrelated English word 'drake' meaning 'male duck.'

Why it works

English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try
spelling is short and predictable — rarely needs repeating

What to know

pronunciation varies somewhat by language — see "How it travels" for the specifics

Popularity

Uncommon — #827 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Drake means 'Dragon, serpent.' From an English surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or Old English byname Draca, both meaning 'dragon,' ultimately from Latin/Greek drakon ('dragon, serpent'). The word also independently coincides with the English word for a male duck, but that is not documented as the name's etymological source.

Documented origin: English, from a surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or Old English byname Draca ('dragon'), tracing further back through Latin to Greek drakon ('dragon, serpent'). The word also coincides with, but is not derived from, the unrelated English word 'drake' meaning 'male duck.'

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How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

EnglishEnglish pronunciation: consistent with standard reading rules.deterministic phonetic analysis

TurkishEnglish reading conventions often soften or drop a trailing "-e"; Turkish is pronounced letter-by-letter, so Turkish speakers are likely to voice that final syllable clearly where English speakers may not.deterministic phonetic analysis

GermanEnglish reading conventions often soften or drop a trailing "-e"; German is pronounced letter-by-letter, so German speakers are likely to voice that final syllable clearly where English speakers may not.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: high — based on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Popularity without panic

Uncommon — #827 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.

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