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