Meaning and origin of Jacob

Origin: Biblical

Meaning: That supplants, undermines, the heel


Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
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Meaning and origin of Jacob

The boy's name Jacob \j(a)-cob\ is pronounced JAY-kub. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "he who supplants". Biblical: the son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Esau. Jacob fathered 12 sons and a daughter, who became the ancestors of the nation of Israel, the name Jacob himself received after wrestling with an angel. Jacobo is a Spanish form; Yakov (YAH-kav) is Russian. Senator Jacob Javits; actor Jake Gyllenhall.

Jacob has 45 variant forms: Cob, Cobb, Cobby, Giacamo, Giacobo, Giacomo, Giacopo, Hamish, Iacopo, Iacovo, Iago, Iakob, Iakobos, Iakov, Jaco, Jacobo, Jacobi, Jacoby, Jack, Jackie, Jacko, Jacky, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacques, Jacquet, Jago, Jaime, Jake, Jakie, Jakob, Jakov, Jakub, James, Jamesie, Jamey, Jamie, Jamsey, Jay, Jayme, Jim, Jimmie, Seamus, Shamus and Yakov.

For more information, see also related names Jock, Kobi, Yaakov and Zachary.

Baby names that sound like Jacob are Jacopo, Yakob and Yaacob.

Jacob is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Origin and meaning of Jacob

Jacob
Hebrew
Male
one who follows on another's heels; supplanter
Meaning&Origin
Jacob is a Hebrew boys name.
The meaning of the name is `one who follows on another's heels; supplanter`.
Where is it used?
The name Jacob is mainly used in English and in Dutch.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Iago (In Welsh and in Spanish)
Jacobo (In Spanish)
Jaka (In Slovene)
Jakub (In Polish and in Czech)
Yakov (In Jewish and in Russian)
Jacopo (In Italian)
Giacobbe (In Italian)
Jakab (In Hungarian)
Jákob (In Hungarian)
Jakob (In German and in Scandinavian)
Jacques (In French)
Jacqueline (In French)
Jouko (In Finnish)
Jaakko (In Finnish)
James (In English and in the bible)
Jaycob (In English (Modern))
Jakov (In Croatian)
Jago (In Cornish)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Jeb
For the opposite sex use:
In Dutch: Jacoba (F)
In Other languages: Jacobina (F)
See also
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Jaime
In Spanish: Santiago
In Scottish: Jamie
In Scottish: Jamesina
In Scottish: Seumas
In Russian: Yasha
In Polish: Kuba (M)
In Maori: Hemi
In Jewish: Kapel (M)
In Jewish: Yankel (M)
In Jewish: Akiva
In Jewish: Koppel (M)
In Italian: Giacomo
In Irish: Séamas
In Irish: Séamus
In Hawaiian: Kimo
In English: Jem
In English: Jemmy
In English: Jim
In English: Jamey
In English: Jacquette
In English: Jamie
In English: Jami
In Dutch: Jaap (M)
In Danish: Ib (M)
In Catalan: Jaume
In Other languages: Coby (M)
Statistics
The name Jacob was given to 29195 babies in the USA in 2004. Jacob was the number 1 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 27480 babies making it the number 1 name that year -www.talkingbabies.com