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Meaning and origin
Jacob is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `one who follows on another's heels; supplanter`.


Where is it used?
The name Jacob is mainly used in English and in Dutch.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Iago (In Welsh and in Spanish)
Jacobo (In Spanish)
Jaka (In Slovene)
Jakub (In Polish and in Czech)
Yakov (In Jewish and in Russian)
Jacopo (In Italian)
Giacobbe (In Italian)
Jakab (In Hungarian)
Jákob (In Hungarian)
Jakob (In German and in Scandinavian)
Jacques (In French)
Jacqueline (In French)
Jouko (In Finnish)
Jaakko (In Finnish)
James (In English and in the bible)
Jaycob (In English (Modern))
Jakov (In Croatian)
Jago (In Cornish)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Jeb


For the opposite sex use:
In Dutch: Jacoba (F)
In Other languages: Jacobina (F)


See also
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Jaime
In Spanish: Santiago
In Scottish: Jamie
In Scottish: Jamesina
In Scottish: Seumas
In Russian: Yasha
In Polish: Kuba (M)
In Maori: Hemi
In Jewish: Kapel (M)
In Jewish: Yankel (M)
In Jewish: Akiva
In Jewish: Koppel (M)
In Italian: Giacomo
In Irish: Séamas
In Irish: Séamus
In Hawaiian: Kimo
In English: Jem
In English: Jemmy
In English: Jim
In English: Jamey
In English: Jacquette
In English: Jamie
In English: Jami
In Dutch: Jaap (M)
In Danish: Ib (M)
In Catalan: Jaume
In Other languages: Coby (M)


What Jacob`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Jacob:
   It's my name and that's what my mom calls me.
   The worst thing about the name:
   My mom knows it and yells it when I get in trouble.
   If my name wasn`t Jacob....:
   It would be Ironman.
   Extra information:
   My 5 year old told me this. ;D

More `Jacob` links
Jacob as abbreviation
Actors named Jacob
Jacob in the encyclopedia