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Across the world, Jakov (Яков , יעקב , Jakov , among others...) is a common boy's given name. The first name Jakov is habitual in Croatia, where it is a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common male name, and Russia. Very seldom, Jakov is the last name as well as the forename.
Jakov is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Яков | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
יעקב | Israel |
Jakov | Germany, Croatia, Israel, Serbia, Russia |
Джейков | Bulgaria |
Diego, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iakov, Iakow, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakob, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jamie, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov, Yaakov, Yaaqov, Yacob,
Jakov 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.
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