Names That Mean Emerge

Unusual word names with a strong, sometimes last-name feel are on the rise, from Chosen to Valor, to Wilder, Ford, and Ledger. With similar sounds to Jake and Waylon, and with a stirring meaning, could Wake be one more parents turn to in coming years?
 
Deriving from the Old English wōc and wacian, Wake is associated with rising from sleep, with gaining awareness, and with rousing or stirring something up in another person. This could give it subtle spiritual ties or feel symbolic of gaining knowledge and understanding.
 
As a name, Wake could come from Waca, an Old English nickname given to someone who was watchful and vigilant, or someone who had to be on watch and keep an eye on danger.
 
A perhaps more morbid association is that Wake also evokes the party after a funeral or a vigil kept by the body of the dead. This may well put people off from using it, or it could lend it a slightly darker edge.
 
Given to 16 boys in a recent year, Wake is rare but quietly used.

Wake

Proserpine is the Roman equivalent of the goddess Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld in Greek myth. 
The story of Persephone is one of the most famous in classical mythology. The daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest, Persephone was kidnapped by Hades and forced to spend six months of the year with him in the Underworld, during which time her mother allows no crops to grow. For the remaining six months of the year, she returns to her mother, bringing with her spring and new life. 
This Latin version of Persephone’s name is influenced by the verb proserpere "to emerge; to creep forth", which is fitting considering her role as a spring goddess. The meaning of Persephone is "bringer of destruction". Proserpina is a more elaborate form of the name.

Names That Mean Emerge

The names

Wake

Proserpine