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What does Yaakov mean?
Yaakov 
as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Yaakov is "he who supplants". Variant of Jacob. Comedian Yakov Smirnov.
STARTS WITH Ya-
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Iago, Yaacob, Yachov, Yacov, Yago, Yakob, Yakov
SEE ALSO Akiva
RELATED FORMS VIA JACOB, YAKOV Iakob, Iakov, Jacko, Jackob, Jakob▼, Jakov, Yakup
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Yaakov Curtis (Y.C.), ..
How popular is Yaakov?
Yaakov is an unusual given name for males. Yaakov is an equally unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Yaakov entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its apex position of #1017 in the U.S. in the year 2015, and is at #1097 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Yaakov (#1097 IN 2018) are Jacob (#13), Jakob (#701), Yakov (#1506) and Akiva (#1888). Other variants, like Iakov, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Yaakov was common among parents 19 years ago (USAGE OF 1.94%) and is now much less (USAGE 0.69%, ▼64%), with the version Jakob falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Haakon, Markov, Yaar, Yakar, Yakim, Yanno, Yarrow and Yukon. Like Yaakov, these names are not commonly used.
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