Forename יעקב

Throughout the world, יעקב (Jacob , Jakub , Jakob , along with others...) is a widespread principally boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The given name יעקב is habitual in Czechia, where it is a common masculine name, Croatia, and Poland (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Nigeria, and Germany. Likewise, יעקב is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish יעקב is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name יעקב

name Ya'Akov, name Jakau, name Benjacob, name Jacb, name Ya'Acov, name Jacqui, name Jack, name Hakob, name Jaco, name Jakobsohn, name Yaakov, name Jacobsson, name Jakez, name Jacobson, name Iakow, name Giacomo, name Jakobson, name Diego, name Yakov, name Jacobs, name Jakub, name Jaakob, name Jacob, name Jaakov, name Jakiv, name Jacobo, name Iakov, name Jakiw, name Iago, name Yaacov, name Jacco, name Jakobus, name Jakov, name Jakubs, name Jakob, name Jago, name Jakow, name יעקב, name Diago, name Jacqueline, name Dydak, name Fritaa, name Iacob, name Jacobsohn, name Jacobus, name Jakobs, name Iakob, name Iacopo, name Jacobsen, name Jacopo, name Jakobsson, name Iacobus, name Jaakko, name Chaime, name Jakobsen, name Jackoby, name Jakab, name Jacó, name Džeimss, name Jaime, name Jacques

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jakub, Jakob, Jacob	Germany, Poland, United States, India, Nigeria
Ya'Acov, יעקב	Israel
Jakov	Germany, South Africa, France, Czechia, United States
Yakov	Germany, Tanzania, United States, India, Nigeria
Iakob	Germany, Argentina, Brazil, United States, Georgia
Yaakov	Germany, South Africa, Brazil, United States, Nigeria
Yaacov	Germany, South Africa, France, United States, India
Ya'Akov	United Kingdom, United States, Israel, Peru

First names said to be same

Benjacob, Chaime, Diago, Diego, Dydak, Džeimss, Fritaa, Giacomo, Hakob, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iago, Iakov, Iakow, Jaakko, Jaakob, Jaakov, Jacb, Jacco, Jack, Jackoby, Jaco, Jacobo, Jacobs, Jacobsen, Jacobsohn, Jacobson, Jacobsson, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacqueline, Jacques, Jacqui, Jacó, Jago, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakobs, Jakobsen, Jakobsohn, Jakobson, Jakobsson, Jakobus, Jakow, Jakubs,

First name יעקב in the context

יעקב is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	יעקב הצדיק Jewish bishop of Jerusalem figure in Early Christianity, IL (b. 100)
	יעקב משה עייאש IL (b. 1727)
	יעקב אייכענבוים Galician-Jewish maskil, educator, poet and mathematician, UA (b. 1796)
	יעקב שאול אלישר rabbi, IL (b. 1817)
	יעקב מאיר chief rabbis of HaYeshuv, IL (b. 1856)
	יעקב שאלתיאל ניניו IL (b. 1800)
	יעקב נחום אפשטיין Scholar of the Talmud, IL (b. 1878)
	יעקב משה טולידאנו Israeli chief rabbi (1880-1960), IL (b. 1880)
	יעקב כהן writer from Israel (1881-1960), IL (b. 1881)
	יעקב בן דב Israeli photographer, IL (b. 1882)
	יעקב משה חרל"פ Israeli rabbi, IL (b. 1882)
	יעקב האפט Israeli writer (1884-1966), IL (b. 1884)
	יעקב זרובבל Ukrainian activist, IL (b. 1886)
	יעקב קליבנוב Israeli politician, IL (b. 1887)
	יעקב אורי Israeli politician (1888-1970), IL (b. 1888)