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

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

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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