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Jakob.

Jacob (Old Testament personality)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjaːkɔp/
  1. Jacob (Old Testament personality)

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
  2. alternative form of Jakobus (“James”, New Testament personality)

    alt-of · alternative · masculine · proper-noun · strong
  3. a male given name

    masculine · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German Jācob. Doublet of Jakobus, which comes directly from Latin.

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