'bakeapple' originates from regional English (Newfoundland and Atlantic Canada), specifically the compound 'bake' + 'apple', where 'apple' meant 'fruit' and 'bake' likely alluded to the berry's appearance or its use in cooked preserves.

'bakeapple' developed as a regional compound in English, drawing on the older sense of 'apple' meaning 'fruit' (Old English 'æppel'), and was applied to the cloudberry in Atlantic Canada and adjacent dialects.

Initially, the elements suggested a literal 'baked apple' or generic 'fruit'; over time the compound came to denote the specific berry now called 'bakeapple' (cloudberry).