Definition of "Drake"

An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”.

1. Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era.  examples

An Irish surname, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake.  examples

A male given name transferred from the surname.  quotations  examples

A town in New South Wales, Australia.  examples

A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.  examples

A ward of Plymouth, Devon, England; named for aqueduct Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction.  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. A city in North Dakota; named for early settler Herman Drake.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in Arizona.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Colorado.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Illinois.  examples

5. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Missouri statesman Charles D. Drake.  examples

7. An unincorporated community in South Carolina.  examples