Save Gender Feminine Usage Basque (Rare) Pronounced Pron. [ba.ke̞] [key·simplify] Meaning & History Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.