Drake

Etymology

 * As an English surname, from both senses of the noun meaning "male duck" and "dragon."
 * As a surname, from, related to the above.
 * As a surname, Americanized/ variant of, also related to the above.

Proper noun

 * , originally a byname from or, both meaning “dragon”.
 * 1)  (1540-1596), English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era.
 * , anglicized from, itself a Hiberno-Norman name.