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

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

Characteristic surnames