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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BAKE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: probably an occupational name for a baker.
2. German (northern Frisian): from a short form of the personal name Balke, itself a reduced form of Baldeke, a pet form of Baldewin (see Baldwin).
3. Dutch: variant of Baek.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)