Yaacob - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Yaacob \ya(a)-cob\ is a variant of Yaakov (Hebrew), and the meaning of Yaacob is "he who supplants".

The baby name Yaacob sounds like Jacob and Yakob. Other similar baby names are Yacov, Yago, Yaqub, Yakov, Jakob, Jacobo, Jacoby, Jacobi, Iakob and Giacobo.

Yaacob is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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