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Yaakub

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From Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).

Pronunciation

Malay: [jaʔ.kop]

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Yāqūb

Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends B
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Habib

From Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).

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masculine
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2 syllables
Ending
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Najib

Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends B
  • same syllable count
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Yahya

From Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā), equivalent to John in the Qur'an. Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یحیی (Yahya), from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
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  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Yahyā

Borrowed from Classical Persian یحیی (yahyā), from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
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Yamal

Ultimately from Arabic جَمَال (jamāl).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends L
  • same syllable count
  • similar length

Middle Names for Yaakub

Abdeslam

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends M
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast

Abdoella

Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast

Abdoulla

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah

Gender
masculine
Syllables
3 syllables
Ending
ends A
  • balanced syllable contrast
  • good length contrast
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Sibling Names for Yaakub

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
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