Jakob
Jakob is the German and Scandinavian form of the biblical name Jacob. It carries an internationally recognized character while offering a slightly more unique flair. It is primarily associated with the Old Testament patriarch Jacob, father of the tribes of Israel.
Name variants
International equivalents and translations
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisBiblical name of Hebrew origin, interpreted as 'may God protect'.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno Jakob je germánska podoba biblického mena hebrejského pôvodu Jaʿakov (יַעֲקֹב). Biblický výklad ho spája so slovom ʿakev „päta“ a s obrazom dieťaťa držiaceho sa bratovej päty; za pravdepodobnejší pôvodný význam sa pokladá „nech Boh ochraňuje“.
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JAKOB
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling25 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Jakob
14People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
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2 + 1 = 3 syllables
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