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Meaning and origin
Jakab is a Hungarian boy name. The meaning of the name is `Supplanter, Representative`.


Where is it used?
The name Jakab is mainly used in Hungarian.

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)
Jákob (In Hungarian)
Jakob (In German and in Scandinavian)
Jaakko (In Finnish)
Jouko (In Finnish)
Jacob (In English and in Dutch)
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 Polish: Kuba (M)
In Jewish: Koppel (M)
In Jewish: Yankel (M)
In Jewish: Kapel (M)
In French: Jacques (M)
In Dutch: Jaap (M)
In Danish: Ib (M)
In Other languages: Coby (M)


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