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Meaning and origin
Yakov is a Hebrew boy name. The meaning of the name is `Russian the supplanter, held by the heel `.


Where is it used?
The name Yakov is mainly used in Jewish and in Russian.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Akiva (In Jewish)
Jacob (In English and in Dutch)


See also
In Welsh and in Spanish: Iago
In Spanish: Jacobo
In Slovene: Jaka
In Russian: Yasha (M)
In Polish and in Czech: Jakub
In Polish: Kuba
In Jewish: Kapel
In Jewish: Koppel
In Jewish: Yankel
In Italian: Giacobbe
In Italian: Jacopo
In Hungarian: Jákob
In Hungarian: Jakab
In German and in Scandinavian: Jakob
In French: Jacques
In Finnish: Jouko
In Finnish: Jaakko
In English and in the bible: James
In English (Modern): Jaycob
In English: Jeb
In Dutch: Jacoba
In Dutch: Jaap
In Danish: Ib
In Croatian: Jakov
In Cornish: Jago
In Other languages: Jacobina
In Other languages: Coby


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