The story behind Jakup
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یعقوب (yaʼkub), from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿaqōv). Compare Turkish Yakup. Doublet of Jakob.
Pronunciation
Albanian: /jaˈkup/
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Names Similar to Jakup
Recep
Borrowed from Turkish Recep. From Ottoman Turkish رجب (recep), from Arabic رَجَب (rajab).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rexhep
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish رجب (receb), from Arabic رَجَب (rajab, literally “respect”). Compare Turkish Recep.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Serap
From Arabic سَرَاب (sarāb).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Zeynep
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زینب (Zeynep), from Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab), itself possibly (or at least by popular etymology) from زَيْن أَب (zayn ʔab), for زَيْنُ أَبِيهَا…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Jagdeep
From Hindi जगदीप (jagdīp).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Josep
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yôsēp̄, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Jakup
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Jakup
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length