Jacob (name)

Jacob is a common male given name and a less well-known surname. It is a cognate of James. Jacob is derived from Late Latin Iacobus, from Greek Ἰάκωβος Iakobos, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿqob, Yaʿaqov, Yaʿăqōḇ), the name of the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob son of Isaac and Rebecca. The name comes either from the Hebrew root עקב ʿqb meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב ʿaqeb.

Jacob
Isaac Blessing Jacob, 1638 Govert Flinck painting. The name Jacob comes from the Biblical story of Jacob's birth where he came out holding the heel of his twin brother, Esau.
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪkəb/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/namederived from Late Latin Jacobus, from Greek Ἰάκωβος Iakovos, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿqob, Yaʿaqov, Yaʿăqōḇ)
Meaning"seizing by the heel", "supplanting"
Other names
Related namesJames, Jakob, Jake, Jack, Jakov, Yakub, Yakup

In the narrative of Genesis, it refers to the circumstances of Jacob's birth when he held on to the heel of his older twin brother Esau (Genesis 25:26). The name is etymologized (in a direct speech by the character Esau) in Genesis 27:36, adding the significance of Jacob having "supplanted" his elder brother by buying his birthright.[1]

In a Christian context, Jacob – James as reduced English form – is the name for several people in the New Testament: (1) apostle James, son of Zebedee, (2) another apostle James, son of Alphaeus, and (3) James the brother of Jesus (James the Just), who led the original Nazarene Community in Jerusalem. There are several Jacobs in the genealogy of Jesus.

Modern usage

From 1999 through 2012, Jacob was the most popular baby name for boys in the United States.[2] Since Jacob is also venerated as a prophet of Islam, his name is commonly used as a male first name in Arab and Muslim societies (Arabic Yakub, Turkish Yakup).

Variants
  • Afrikaans – Jakob, Jacob, Jakobus, Jacobus
  • Albanian – Jakup, Jakupi; Jakob, Jakobi; Gjokë, Gjoka; Zhak, Zhaku
  • Arabic – Yaʿqūb, Yakub (يعقوب); see also (Jacob in Islam)
  • Armenian – Յակոբ (classical Armenian and Western Armenian), Հակոբ (Eastern Armenian) (Hakob, Hagop)
  • Azerbaijani – Yaqub, Yaqubun, Ceykob
  • Basque – Jakobi, Jagoba
  • Belarusian – Якуб, Якаў (Jakub, Jakaŭ)
  • Bengali – জ্যাকব (Jyākob), ইয়াকুব (Iyakub)
  • Bosnian – Jakub (Jakup)
  • Bulgarian – Яков (Yakov)
  • Catalan – Jacob, Jaume, Dídac
  • Cebuano – Hakob
  • Chichewa – Yakobo
  • Chinese – 雅各 (Yǎgè)
  • Cornish – Jago, Jammes, Jamma
  • Croatian – Jakov, Jakob, Jakša
  • Czech – Jakub (short form: Kuba)
  • Danish – Jacob, Jakob, Jep, Jeppe, Ib
  • Dutch – Jaak, Jaap, Jakob, Jacob, Jacobus, Sjaak, Kobus
  • English – Jacob, Jake, Jakob, Jaycob; see also James
  • Esperanto – Jakobo
  • Estonian – Jaak, Jaagup, Jakob
  • Ethiopia – Yacob, Yacob, Yakob
  • Faroese – Jákup
  • Fijian – Jekope, Kope
  • Finnish – Jaakob, Jaakoppi, Jaakko
  • French – Jacob, Jacques, Jayme, Jaume, Jacqueline (fem.)
  • Galician – Xacobe, Santiago, Iago, Xaime
  • Georgian – იაკობ (Iakob), კობა (Koba)
  • German – Jakob, Jacob [ja:kop]
  • Greek – Iákovos (Ιάκωβος), Iakóv (Ιακώβ), Yángos (Γιάγκος)
  • Gujarati – જેકબ (Jēkaba)
  • Haitian Creole – Jakòb
  • Hausa – Yakubu
  • Hebrew –Ya'akov (יעקב), Koby, Ya'akova (female)
  • Hindi – याकूब (Yākūba)
  • Hmong – Yakhauj
  • Hungarian – Jakab, Jákob
  • Icelandic – Jakob
  • Igbo – Jekọb
  • Indonesian – Yakobus (used mainly by Christians), Yakub (used mainly by Muslims)
  • Irish – Séamas, Séamus, Sésamo, Sesame, Shéamais, Iacób, Siacus
  • Italian – Giacomo, Iacopo, Jacopo, Giacobbe
  • Japanese – Yakobu (ヤコブ)
  • Javanese – Yakub
  • Kannada – ಜಾಕೋಬ್ (Jākōb)
  • Kazakh – Жақып (Zhaqyp, Zhakip)
  • Khmer – លោកយ៉ាកុប (lok yeakob)
  • Korean – Yagop (야곱)
  • Kyrgyz – Жакып (Dzhakyp)
  • Lao – ຢາໂຄບ (ya okhb)
  • Latin – Iacobus
  • Latvian – Jēkabs
  • Lithuanian – Jokūbas
  • Macedonian – Јаков
  • Malayalam – ചാക്കോ (Chacko), Yakob
  • Maltese – Ġakbu, Ġakobb
  • Maori – Hakopa
  • Marathi – याकोब (Yākōba)
  • Malay – Yakub, Yaakub
  • Mongolian – Иаков (Iakov)
  • Montenegrin – Jakov, Jakša
  • Myanmar – yarkote sai
  • Nepali – याकूबले (Yākūbalē)
  • Norwegian – Jakob
  • Pampangan – Hakub
  • Persian – Yaghub (یعقوب)
  • Polish – Jakub (short form: Kuba), Jakób, Jakubina and Żaklina (feminine forms adapted from French)
  • Portuguese – Jacó, Iago, Tiago, Thiago, Diogo, Jácomo, Jacob
  • Punjabi – ਯਾਕੂਬ ਨੇ (Yākūba nē)
  • Romanian – Iacob, Iacov
  • Russian – Иаков (Iakov) (archaic O.T. form), Яков (Yakov, Iakov), Яша (Yasha, Jascha) (diminutive)
  • Samoan – Iakopo
  • Scots – Hamish
  • Scottish Gaelic – Seumas
  • Serbian – Jakov (Јаков), Jakša (Јакша)
  • Sesotho – Jakobo
  • Sinhala – ජාකොබ් (Jakob), යාකොබ් (Yakob)
  • Slovak – Jakub (short form: Kubo)
  • Slovenian – Jakob [ja:kop], Jaka
  • Somali – Yacquub
  • Sorbian – Jakub
  • Spanish – Jacob, Jacobo, Jaime, Yago, Diego, Santiago, Iago, Tiago
  • Swahili – Yakobo
  • Swedish – Jakob, Jacob, Jakop
  • Sylheti – য়াকুব (Yakub)
  • Syriac – ܝܥܩܘܒ (Yaʿqub), also (Yaqo, Yaqko)
  • Tagalog – Hakob
  • Tajik – Яъқуб (Ja'quʙ)
  • Tamil – யாக்கோபு (Yākkōpu)
  • Telugu – జాకబ్ (Jākab)
  • Thai – จาค็อบ (Cā kh̆ xb, pronounced "Chaa-khawb")
  • Turkish – Yakup
  • Ukrainian – Yakiv (Яків)
  • Urdu – یعقوب
  • Uzbek – Yoqub, Yakob, Ya'qub
  • Vietnamese – Giacôbê, Giacóp
  • Welsh – Siam, Jacob, Jac, Iago
  • Xitsonga – Yakobo
  • Yiddish – Yankev, Yankl, Yankel, Yankele
  • Yoruba – Jakọbù
  • Zulu – Jakobe

People with the name
Main article: Jacob (surname)
See also: Jakob (given name)
  • Jacob of Samosata, a companion in martyrdom of Romanus of Samosata
  • Patriarch Jacob of Alexandria (1803–1865), Greek Patriarch of Alexandria 1861–1865
  • Saint Jakov, Archbishop of Serbs 1286–1292
  • Saint Jacob of Alaska, missionary of the Orthodox Church
  • Saint Jacob of Nisibis, Bishop of Nisibis
  • Jacob (Book of Mormon prophet)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Jacob of
  • All pages with titles beginning with Jacob the
  • Jacob Perez, past mindless behavior member, 1996

Fictional characters
  • Jacob (Lost), fictional character, ageless protector of the island in TV series Lost
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See also

References
  1. "And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me (יַּעְקְבֵנִי) these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing" (KJV)
  2. U.S. Social Security Administration – Popular Baby Names
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