Jacob
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Biblical
Pronounced: JAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)
From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) was the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter". Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְ×ֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".
The English names Jacob and James derive from the same source, with James coming from Latin Iacomus, a later variant of Iacobus. Unlike English, many languages do not have separate spellings for the two names.
In England, Jacob was mainly regarded as a Jewish name during the Middle Ages, though the variant James was used among Christians. Jacob came into general use as a Christian name after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Jacob Grimm (1785-1863), the German linguist and writer who was, with his brother Wilhelm, the author of 'Grimm's Fairy Tales'.
Source: Behind the Name
The name Jacob means "supplanter" or "holder of the heel" in Hebrew. It is also associated with the biblical figure Jacob, who was the son of Isaac and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
The name Jay is a version of the name Jacob. The Christian meaning of the name Jacob is one who is a follower.
The name Jacob is of Hebrew origin, meaning "he who supplants."
The name given to Jacob and his descendants meaning struggles with God is Israel. This name was given to Jacob after he wrestled with an angel in the book of Genesis.
It is short for Jacob, a Hebrew name meaning "he who replaces"
Croatian for " Jacob "
The name Jacob is of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter" or "holder of the heel". It is a name that has biblical roots and is associated with characters from the Old Testament.
Jacob derives from the Hebrew name Yakov, meaning "supplanter"
A french male given name, meaning Jacob or James.
James is an Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Jacob, which comes from a Hebrew word meaning "leg puller". It can be a first name or a last name in English.
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Jakob is the European spelling of Jacob, which comes from the Hebrew name Ya'akov (יעקב), meaning "he will follow." It has no meaning in Latin.
Jacob's Jewish name in "Jacob's Rescue" was Yakov Zuckerman.