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

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

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)

Forename יעקב

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name יעקב

First names said to be same

First name יעקב in the context

Notable namesakes

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