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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jacob, borrowed from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from עקב. Doublet of Iago, Jaime, and Tiago.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: Ja‧có
Proper noun
Jacó m
- (biblical) Jacob (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob
Descendants