Jakob
[ˈjeɪ.kəʊb]Meaning
form of Jacob used in several languages
Background Story
Jakob is a masculine given name and a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Jacob. It is used in Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Bulgarian, Catalan and Cornish. Related forms include the variants Jacobus, Sjaak and Žak, the diminutives Jockel, Jeppe, Jaap and Jaka, and the surnames Jakobsen and Jakobsson.
Temperament
Variations
Jacobs, Jakobsen, Yakov
Related Names
Jakko
A name derived from the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning 'supplanter'
Davis
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Elroy
English form of Leroy, meaning "the king"
Jacob
From the Hebrew Yaʿaqov, explained as "holder of the heel" or "supplanter"
Jacoby
A given name and surname; also a glacier, a bridge convention, a typeface
Jared
Descending, or he who rules, derived from Hebrew.
Jascha
Yiddish or German spelling of Yasha, a diminutive of Yakov, or Jacob
Jenos
Joel
From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yoʾel), meaning "Yahweh is God"