The story behind Jakov
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Іакѡвъ (Iakovŭ), Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).
Pronunciation
Serbo-Croatian: /jâkoʋ/
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Names Similar to Jakov
Shalev
From Hebrew שָׁלֵו (shalév).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Yaacov
From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jabez
From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jabrāʔīl
From Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gavri'él, gaḇrīʾēl), from גַּבְרִי אֵל (gavrí 'él, gaḇrī ʾēl, “my hero is God”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jáchym
Biblical name (2 Kings 24), Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (Jehoiakim, literally “enhanced by God”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jacó
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jacob, a learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ó
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jakov
Abednego
From Hebrew עֲבֵד נְגוֹא, itself derived from a reconstructed Aramaic name meaning likely "servant of Nabu" or "servant of Nergal".
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abigail
From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abigaíl
Borrowed from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “her Father's joy, or, fountain of joy”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jakov
Aarão
From Latin Aarōn, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן ('aharón). Doublet of Faro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length