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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος ( Iákōbos ) , from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב ( Ya‘ăqṓḇ , “ Jacob ” , literally “ he will/shall heel ” ) , from עָקֵב ( ‘āqḗḇ , “ heel of the foot ” ) .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Iācōbus m (genitive Iācōbī ) ; second declension
a male given name , equivalent to English Jacob or James
Iacobus Quintus, Rex ScotorumJames V, King of Scots
Iacobus Dei Gratia Angliæ Primus & Scotiæ Sextus RexJames , King by the Grace of God, the First of England & the Sixth of Scotland
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
→ Albanian: Jakob
→ Asturian: Xacobu
→ Basque: Jagoba , Jakobi , Jakes
→ Breton: Jagu
→ Catalan: Jacob
→ Chichewa: Yakobo
→ Cornish: Jago
→ Czech: Jakub
⇒ Czech: Kuba ( diminutive )
→ Danish: Jakob , Jacob
→ Estonian: Jaakup , Jaakob , Jaagup
⇒ Estonian: Jaak ( diminutive )
→ Finnish: Jaakop
→ French: Jacob
→ Friulian: Jacob
→ German: Jakobus
→ Hungarian: Jakab , Jákob
→ Igbo: Jekọb
→ Italian: Jacopo
⇒ Italian: Giacobbe , Giacopo
⇒ Italian: Giaco ( diminutive )
→ Kikuyu: Jakubu
→ Latvian: Jēkabs
→ Lithuanian: Jokūbas
→ Middle Dutch: jacob
→ Middle English: Iacob
→ Middle High German: Jācob → Alemannic German: Jakob ⇒ Alemannic German: Jakobli ( diminutive ) ⇒ Alemannic German: Joggi ( diminutive ) ⇒ Alemannic German: Jockel ( diminutive ) ⇒ Alemannic German: Jockeli ( diminutive ) ⇒ Alemannic German: Köbi , Chöbi ( diminutive ) → Bavarian: Jakob ⇒ Bavarian: Jackl ( diminutive ) Central Franconian: German: Jakob , Jacob
→ Norman: Jâcob
→ Northern Sami: Jáhkot , Jágát
→ Norwegian: Jacob , Jakob
→ Old French: Jacques
→ Old Irish: Iacób , Iacob
→ Old Norse: Jakaupr
→ Old Galician-Portuguese: Jacob , Jacobe , Jacobo
Old Spanish: Yago , Iago
→ Polish: Jakub
⇒ Polish: Kuba ( diminutive )
→ Romanian: Iacob
→ Samoan: Iakopo
⇒ Sardinian: Giagu , Iacu
→ Scots: Jaucob
⇒ Sicilian: Jàbbucu
→ Slovak: Jakub
→ Slovene: Jakob
→ Sotho: Jakobo
→ Spanish: Jacobo
⇒ Spanish: Cobo ( diminutive )
→ Swahili: Yakobo
→ Swedish: Jacob , Jakob
→ Vietnamese: Giacôbê ( Catholic ) , Giacơ ( Protestant )
→ Walloon: Djåcob
→ Welsh: Iago , Jac
→ West Flemish: Jakob
⇒ West Flemish: Jaak ( diminutive )
→ Yoruba: Jakọbù
→ Zulu: Jakobe
Late Latin: Iacomus
Sānctus Iācōbus ( “ Saint James ” ) :