Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”. · Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era. · An Irish surname, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake. · A male given name transferred from the surname.
* As an English surname, from both senses of the noun drake meaning "male duck" and "dragon." * As a German surname, from Low German drake (“dragon”), related to the above. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized/West Flemish variant of Draak, also related to the above.
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- Derivation mentiondrakends · dragon
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