Lake
Lake is a baby name of English origin, meaning A still body of water.
What Lake means
A still body of water.
Lake is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Lake comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Lake is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Lake?
Lake does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Lake
Two ideas meet in Lake: water and the sea and the natural world. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Lake
These share Lake's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- River — A flowing body of water.
- Beckett — Dweller by the brook.
- Brooke — A small stream.
- Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
- Oaklynn — From the oak meadow pool.
- Reed — Red-haired; the riverside reed.
- Wells — From the springs.
- Lachlan — From the land of lakes.
- Clodagh — Named for an Irish river.
- Douglas — From the dark river.
- Eira — Snow.
- Rocio — Dew; Our Lady of the Dew.
More English names
- Kulture — Culture; heritage and art.
- Landon — From the long hill.
- Koda — Friend; little bear.
- Lark — The singing songbird.
- Kinsley — The king's meadow.
- Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.
- Kayden — Fighter; companion.
- Legend — A celebrated story; a renowned one.
- Justice — Fairness and righteousness.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.