Jake 1203368 225162167 2008-07-12T05:53:50Z Livitup 381429 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/24.61.183.4|24.61.183.4]] to last version by Slakr (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Jake | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = Jacob | footnotes = }} '''Jake''' is a modern, shortened form of the male name [[Jacob (name)|Jacob]]. Individuals named '''Jake''' include: * [[Jake Arnott]], British novelist * [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], actor * [[Jake Humphrey]], children's and football presenter * [[Jake LaMotta]], former world middleweight champion boxer who was later portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film ''Raging Bull'' * [[Jake Locker]], 2007 starting quarterback for the Washington Huskies * [[Jake Long]], an offensive tackle for the college football Michigan Wolverines * [[Jake Peavy]], a National League pitcher for the [[San Diego Padres]] * [[Jake Plummer]], a National Football League quarterback * [[Jake Roberts|Jake "the Snake" Roberts]], a [[professional wrestling|professional wrestler]] * [[Jake T. Austin]], child actor * Jake Wright, Former lead guitarist for british punk rock band "Hit or Miss" Fictional characters named '''Jake''' include: * ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', title character in an animated television series which airs on Disney Channel * Jake, a video game character in the ''[[Ape Escape series|Ape Escape]]'' series * Jake, a pet dog of [[Betty Spaghetty]] * Jake, the main character dog in the game [[Dog's Life]] * Jake Fischer, a character played by [[Ashton Kutcher]] in the film [[The Guardian]]. * ''[[Jake 2.0]]'', title character in a science fiction television series that aired from 2003 to 2004 on UPN * [[Jake Berenson]], a character from the ''Animorphs'' book series by K. A. Applegate * [[Jake Spidermonkey]], a main character in ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' * [[J.J. "Jake" Gittes]], the cop turned detective and main character in Roman Polanski's 1974 movie [[Chinatown]] '''Jake''' may also refer to: * "The Jake," the former nickname of the Major League Baseball stadium once known as Jacobs Field, now [[Progressive Field]] * [[Jake brake]], a particular brand of [[engine brake]] * Jake, a slang term in the United States for [[Jamaican ginger]] extract. * Jake leg, Jake walk; partial paralysis of the limbs, caused by an adulterant, [[tricresyl phosphate]] added to Jamaican ginger during Prohibition * Jake, a slang term in Scotland for someone uncouth * Jake, a slang term of high praise for a fireman or a police officer * Jake, a slang term used in Discordianism to describe a prank, often celebrated on [[Discordian calendar#Jake Day|Jake Day]] * Jake, a slang term in the Viz Urban Dictionary for an erection * Jake / Bot2, one of the [[ROV]]s used during the filming of the documentary [[Ghosts of the Abyss]] * Jake, jazz era slang meaning "great", as in "everything's jake" or "it's all jake." * Jake, baseball slang meaning a lazy player or a half-hearted effort, i.e. "He jaked that play." * [[Jake the Alligator Man]], an oddity on view in Long Beach, Washington * [[Less Than Jake]], a ska punk band * Jake, a slang term in England for rough cider * The Japanese World War 2 reconnaissance floatplane, the [[Aichi E13A]], Allied reporting name "Jake" * Heard to be one of the United States' strangest names {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]]