Jakelis
JÃKELIS
Etymology
Cf. polish Jakiel, Jekiel: Jakub (SSNO II 384-385), German. Jackel, Jäckel, Jäkel, Jekel, Jokel, Jökel, Jekely: Jacobus ¹. But it can also be made from Jãkas with the diminutive suffix -elis (see).
Feminine FORMS
Jakelienė / Jakelytė
Pronunciation
/²ˈjæːkʲɛlʲɪs/
SEE ALSO
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 350.