Jacob

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Name

1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. (Mormonism) A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun

1. A breed of multihorned sheep.
2. (UK, obsolete, slang) A ladder.

Hevwate

James

Jake

Francois Jacob

Jim

Jimmy

State of Israel

Jack

Israel

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Werger

Jacob

Jakob

Jacques

Giacomo

Jakob

Jacobo

Giacobbe

Jacó

Jacob

Jacob

يعقوب

Yakup

Jaap

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: Iacob

In summary

From Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of James.