The story behind Jaap
Borrowed from Dutch Jaap.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /jæp/
Popularity
Jaap ranked #15863 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Jaap
Jef
Borrowed from Dutch Jef.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends F
- same syllable count
- similar length
Coen
* (Jewish): Variant of Cohen. * (given name): As a modern given name, also a variant of Koen.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dirk
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ruud
Borrowed from Dutch Ruud.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Điệp
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝶.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dīp
Borrowed from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jaap
Mia
A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jaap
Coen
* (Jewish): Variant of Cohen. * (given name): As a modern given name, also a variant of Koen.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Dirk
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Mia
A German, Dutch and North Germanic diminutive of Maria.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection