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What does Jacob mean?
Jacob 
as a boys' name is pronounced JAY-kub. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jacob is "he who supplants". Also possibly from "la-aqov" (hence Yaakov) meaning "to track or follow". Biblical: the son of Isaac and Rebekah and twin brother of Esau. Jacob fathered 12 sons and a daughter, who became the ancestors of the nation of Israel, the name Jacob himself received after wrestling with an angel. Senator Jacob Javits; actor Jake Gyllenhall.
STARTS WITH Ja-
Variations
VARIANTS Akiva, Cob, Cobb, Cobby, Cobi, Giacamo, Giacobbe, Giacobo, Giacomo, Giacopo, Hamish, Iacopo, Iacovo, Iago, Iakob, Iakobos, Iakov, Jaap, Jack, Jackob, Jackobus, Jaco, Jacobo, Jacobi, Jacobus, Jacoby, Jacopo, Jack, Jackie▼, Jacko, Jacky, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacques, Jacquet, Jago, Jaime, Jake▼, Jakeb, Jakie, Jakob▼, Jakobe, Jakov, Jakub, James▼, Jamesie, Jamey▼, Jamie▼, Jamsey, Jay▼, Jayme, Jeb, Jim▼, Jimmie▼, Kapel, Kobus, Seamus, Shamus, Yakov, Yakup, Yaqub
SEE ALSO Esau, Jock, Kobi, Zachary
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA YAAKOV Yaacob, Yachov, Yacov, Yago, Yakob
FEMININE FORMS Jacobina, Jacqueline
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Jocob, ..
(female) Jaca, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jacob Camron (J.C.), ..
How popular is Jacob?
Jacob is a very prominent first name for males (#122 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#1541 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jacob reached its peak rank of #1 in the U.S. in 2012, and is presently at #13. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Akiva (#1888 A YEAR AGO), Esau, Hamish, Jack (#28), Jackie (#1771), Jacky, Jacobi (#1351), Jacobo, Jacoby (#844), Jacques (#1896), Jaime (#512), Jake (#262), Jakeb, Jakie, Jakob (#701), Jakobe (#1238), Jakub, James (#4), Jamey, Jamie (#722), Jay (#399), Jayme, Jeb, Jim, Jimmie, Jock, Kobi, Seamus (#1106), Shamus, Yaakov (#1097), Yakov (#1506) and Zachary (#109) are the popular related forms of Jacob (#13) listed in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Yago, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Jacob reached its most widespread 8 decades ago (MEDIAN #1367) and is now significantly diminished (#1377, 64% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Jacan, Jace▲, Jacen, Jacey, Jacot, Jacq, Jacson, Jacy, Jadon▼, Jalon, Jamon, Jano, Janos, Jareb, Jarod▼, Jaron▼, Jason▼, Javon▼, Jaxon▲ and Job. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jacob.
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