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Etymology
From Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jacó m
- (biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
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