Masculine

Jacó

Meaning

  1. (masculine) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca)
  2. (masculine) a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob

Frequency

49k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒaˈkɔ/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jacob, a learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Iago, Jaime, and Tiago.

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