The story behind Yāqūb
Borrowed from Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb), from Classical Syriac ܝܥܩܘܒ (yaʿqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /jɑː.quːb/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [jäː.quːb]
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /jɑː.kuːb/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [jäː.kuːb]
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Names Similar to Yāqūb
Yaakub
From Arabic يَعْقُوب (yaʕqūb).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
Habib
From Arabic حبيب (“beloved”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
Najib
Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
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
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Yahyā
Borrowed from Classical Persian یحیی (yahyā), from Arabic يَحْيَى (yaḥyā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Yamal
Ultimately from Arabic جَمَال (jamāl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Yāqūb
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
- ends A
- 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 Yāqūb
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