Jakob

Jákob English Proper noun en male Jacob. en. Derived terms en Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Danish Etymology da Proper noun da proper noun Jacob biblical character. James biblical character. da male, also spelled Jacob Related terms (male given names) da Ib, da Jeppe, da Jack, da Jim, da Jimmi, da Jimmy (surnames) da Jacobsen, da Jakobsen References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 417 males with the given name Jakob (compared to 25 930 named Jacob) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. da Biblical characters Dutch Pronunciation nl /ˈjaː.kɔp/ nl Nl-Jakob.ogg nl Ja kob Proper noun m nl Biblical characters nl biblical Jacob (Old Testament figure) nl male Jacob Derived terms nl jakobskruiskruid Related terms nl Sjaak Further reading nl Estonian Proper noun et proper noun et male Jacob,James Related terms et Jaagup, et Jaak, et Jaakob, et Jaakobus, et Kaupo German Alternative forms de Jacob Etymology de :inh gmh:Jācob<id:James> Jacob + de Jakobus, which comes directly from Latin. Pronunciation de /ˈjaːkɔp/ de De-at Jakob.ogg Austria de De-Jakob.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Ja kob Proper noun m de biblical character Jacob Old Testament personality de chiefly outside of Bible translation de Jakobus James New Testament personality de male Usage notes See de Jakobus for notes on biblical and common usage. Derived terms de billiger Jakob de Jakobsmuschel f de Jockel Related terms pet forms de Jakobchen, de Köb, de Köbes, de Koeeb, de Jäggi, de Joggi feminine forms de Jacqueline, de Jaqueline Hunsrik Alternative forms hrx Yaakop Wiesemann Etymology hrx :inh gmh:Jācob<id:James> Jacob + hrx Schakoh, through Portuguese. Pronunciation Proper noun m hrx biblical character Jacob one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca mat 1 2 Aapraham waar fater fon Iisak, Iisak waar fater fon Yaakop, un Yaakop waar fater fon Yutaa un tëm sayn priiter. hrx male Jacob References 85 1 Icelandic Etymology is Pronunciation Proper noun @@ Jacob biblical character James biblical character is male Declension m.dat-:i is Biblical characters Norwegian Bokmål Jakob (fornavn) no Alternative forms nb Jacob Etymology nb non Jakob, from nb la Iacobus, from nb grc Ἰακώβ, from nb he יַעֲקֹב Yaʿăqōḇ. The meaning is disputed: the Old Testament associates the name with “holding the heel”, while another interpretation is “may God protect”. The name is 12th century in Norway. Compare da Jakob, sv Jakob, is Jakob, fo Jákup and cs Jakub male given names. Pronunciation nb /ˈjɑː.kɔp/ /ˈjɑː.kup/ nb ɑːkɔp ɑːkup 2 nb Ja kob Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Hebrew Jacob nb given names derived from the male given name Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Jakob is 25 July. The name has been documented in Norway since the 12th century and experienced renewed popularity around the beginning of the 21st century. Derived terms nb Jakobine feminine derivative nb Jakobsen patronymic surname nb Jakobsson patronymic surname Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 7,769 men in Norway had nb Jakob as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway. In 2025, 297 boys were given the spelling nb Jakob. Together with nb Jacob, the name ranked second among boys’ names, with 413 newborns.“Navn”, Statistics Norway. The surname nb Jakob was borne by 25 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.“Tabell over beskyttede etternavn 2025”, Statistics Norway. References “Jakob – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Jakob” at Nordic Names. Swedish Etymology sv Proper noun c Jacob biblical character James biblical character sv male, also spelled Jacob Related terms sv Jacke (nickname) sv Biblical characters