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maleYaakov - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Yaakov \ya(a)-kov\ is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "he who supplants". Variant of Jacob. Comedian Yakov Smirnov.

Yaakov has 7 variant forms: Iago, Yaacob, Yachov, Yacov, Yago, Yakob and Yakov.

For more information, see also the related name Akiva.

Baby names that sound like Yaakov are Jakov and Iakov.

Yaakov is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Yaakov. Click here to compare Yaakov with related baby names.

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Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Yaakov

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