Yaacob - name meaning and 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, Yakov, Jakob, Jacobo, Jacoby, Jacobi, Iakob and Giacobo.

Yaacob is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Yaacob. Compare Yaacob with related baby names.