Wake Island

Etymology
Originally Wake's Island; named after Captain William Wake of the Prince William Henry (a British trading schooner) between the 1790s and 1803. Alternatively said to be named for a Captain Samuel Wake.

Proper noun

 * , administered by the Office of Insular Affairs of the United States Department of the Interior and used solely by the United States Air Force.

Descendants

 * Translingual:

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 威克島
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Thai: เกาะเวก