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Drake

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Ducks & Male animals:
A
duck.
In Ducks & Mayflies:
A
used as
bait.
In Dragons:
A dragon.
A small
of artillery.
In Ducks:
A
meteor.
In Ducks:
A
, or Viking warship.

Name

  • An English
    from the
    ,
    a
    from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both
    “dragon”.
  • Francis Drake (1540-1596), English
    ,
    , and
    of the Elizabethan era.
  • An Irish
    ,
    from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman
    English Drake.
    A
    from the surname.
    A
    in New South Wales, Australia.
    A
    in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    A
    of Plymouth, Devon, England;
    for
    Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth
    of its construction.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • A
    in North Dakota;
    for early
    Herman Drake.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • An
    in Arizona.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • An
    in Colorado.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • An
    in Illinois.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • An
    in Kentucky.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • An
    in Missouri;
    for Missouri
    Charles D. Drake.
  • A
    in the United States.
  • An
    in South Carolina.
  • Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    drake
    English
    arrow
    drake
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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