Names related to Jacob: Coby, Jacobo, Jake, Jakob, Jay, Yakov
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Jacob

Pronunciation: JAY-kuhb (key)

Origin of the name Jacob:

From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Iacobus, which is from the Greek Iakōbos, a name derived from the Hebrew Yaakov. The name has its root in ya`aqob (seizing by the heel, supplanting). The name is borne in the Bible by the father of twelve sons who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel. Pet: Jake.

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Jaoob has alsways struck me as a perfect name for a boy in all stages of life; baby, teen, dad, and even as a grandpa. It's one of the names that can't be pinned down to a certain age.

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When I hear Jacob, I always think of the Jacob Javitz Center in NYC... Most of the boys we know named Jacob go by Jake.

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Jake, Jay, Coby, Jaco, Cub

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Famous real-life people named Jacob: | Edit

Jacob Hoggard (Lead singer of Hedley and former Canadian idol contestant)

Jacob in song, story & screen: | Edit

John Jacob Astor
"Jacob 'Jake' Barnes", Hemingway's wry protagonist in "The Sun Also Rises"
Jacob Marley (ghost that haunts Scrooge)
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (His name is my name, too)
The Two Jakes (Jack Nicholson movie)
Jacob Have I Loved (YA novel)
Joliet Jake Blues (The Blues Brothers)
Jacob Black (Twilight series)

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