Jacob

Jacob \ja-cob, jac-ob\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jacob is pronounced as YAAKaoP (Dutch) or JHEYKahB (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jacob: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" List of Famous Persons - 2 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 3 names

What is the origin of Jacob?

Jacob is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name's meaning is Yahweh may protect; holder of heel; supplanter. Biblical name derived from the elements 'yahweh' name of God ; 'aqeb' meaning heel ; 'aqab' meaning to supplant, to cheat. The name Jacob is from the Yaakov (Hebrew) or Yakubel (Hebrew). The usual English form James shares the same roots and is from the byform Iacomus (Latin), itself from Iacobus (Latin). The name Jacob was borne in the Bible by one of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebecca who was born holding on to the heel of his elder brother Esau. With God's approval, Jacob went on to trick his brother Esau of his rights as the first-born, thereby becoming he father of twelves sons who went on to found the twelve tribes of Israel. He later tricked the dying Isaac to bless him instead of Esau. Esau went on to remark that Jacob was rightly named, for Jacob 'supplanted' Esau twice. The name was first used by English speakers as a clerical name prior to the Norman Conquest, however it was not popular during the Middle Ages, except among Jews. In the 17th century, the name saw a revival among English Puritans, possibly due to their perception of supplanting others less worthy than themselves. In modern times, the name is still more popular with Jews than Christians. The name nicknames for Jacqueline (English and French) and the name what does the name Jakoba mean (German) are the female forms of Jacob. The name Jacob is widely used; it has 117 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Jacob:

• Comedian Rodney Dangerfield, born Jacob Cohen, 22 November 1921 - 6 October 2004, Babylon, New York
• Fabulist Jacob Grimm, born Jakob Ludwig Carl Grimm, 4 January 1785 - 20 September 1863, Hanau, Germany.

List of baby names that sound like Jacob:

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The baby name Jacob fun facts:

The name Jacob in reverse order is "Bocaj".

The numerological value of the name Jacob is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Jacob?

Jacob is in the top names in USA.