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Jakub.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James or Jacob

5 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈjakup]
  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James or Jacob

    animate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.