Jakob
Pronunciation: JAY-kəb (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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Global Popularity of the Name Jakob
- #12 in Austria
- #14 in Slovenia
- #30 in Norway
- #38 in Sweden
- #44 in Iceland
- #115 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #153 in Canada (Alberta)
- #200 in Canada (Quebec)
- #309 in United States
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