Wake

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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English, Scottish
Edit Status Statusnot set
Contributor Contrib.lilolaf on 1/31/2016

Meaning & History

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