Hake (surname)
Encyclopedia
Hake, or Hakes, is a surname
of English
and Nordic
origin, with Hakes being patronymic
from Hake (Hakeson/Hakessonn). The origins of Hake(s) are said to derive from the Old Norse
word haki, which is cognate with the word 'hook' and given originally to someone in the fishing trade
.
The surname also derives from the Northern Germanic
surname Haack, which is a name from Middle Low German
hake (young fellow). The surname is recorded in the eastern counties of England and originated under the pre-9th century Danish Viking influence.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Nordic
Norsemen
Norsemen is used to refer to the group of people as a whole who spoke what is now called the Old Norse language belonging to the North Germanic branch of Indo-European languages, especially Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish and Danish in their earlier forms.The meaning of Norseman was "people...
origin, with Hakes being patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
from Hake (Hakeson/Hakessonn). The origins of Hake(s) are said to derive from the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
word haki, which is cognate with the word 'hook' and given originally to someone in the fishing trade
Fishing industry
The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products....
.
The surname also derives from the Northern Germanic
Northern Germany
- Geography :The key terrain features of North Germany are the marshes along the coastline of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and the geest and heaths inland. Also prominent are the low hills of the Baltic Uplands, the ground moraines, end moraines, sandur, glacial valleys, bogs, and Luch...
surname Haack, which is a name from Middle Low German
Middle Low German
Middle Low German is a language that is the descendant of Old Saxon and is the ancestor of modern Low German. It served as the international lingua franca of the Hanseatic League...
hake (young fellow). The surname is recorded in the eastern counties of England and originated under the pre-9th century Danish Viking influence.
List of persons with the surname
- Alan HakeAlan HakeAlan Hake is the co-founder of Must Destroy Records, but was also a key figure in many important Scottish underground bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was a key member of Exploding Tortoise. Hake went on to be a founder member of 18 Wheeler, signed to Creation Records in the early 1990s,...
, co-founder of Must Destroy Records - Edward HakeEdward HakeEdward Hake , English satirist, was educated under John Hopkins, the part-author of the metrical version of the Psalms.He dwelt at Gray's Inn and Barnard's Inn, London. In the address To the Gentle Reader prefixed to his Newes out of Powles Churchyard .....
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1579), English satirist - Herb HakeHerb HakeHerb Hake was an American author, cartoonist, radio, and television personality; associated with the University of Northern Iowa. He was awarded several honorary doctoral degrees.-Biography:...
(born 1903), American author, cartoonist, radio, and television personality - Thomas Gordon HakeThomas Gordon HakeThomas Gordon Hake , English poet, was born at Leeds, of an old Devon family. His mother was a Gordon of the Huntly branch. He studied medicine at St George's hospital and at Edinburgh and Glasgow, but had given up practice for many years before his death and had devoted himself to a literary life...
(1809-1895), English poet