Date:  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 22:50:55 EST

From:  Larry Horn <LHORN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU>

Subject: Re: Derivation of Jake



>My assumption has always been that Jake is a nickname for Jacob rather

>than James or John, but diachronic onomatologist needs to sign on and

>give us the scoop.



Speaking of diachronic onomatologists, can anyone recommend a good source for

records on the developments of personal names, e.g. how frequently a given

name was bestowed (in the U.S.) at a particular

point in time (I'm trying to track down some information

pertaining to the mid-nineteenth century in particular), differentiated by sex

of namee?  thanks.

               Larry