Jakov

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Male Name

Usage

Swedish
Danish
Norwegian

Origin and Meaning

Latin spelling of the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov) of uncertain meaning.

1) Hebrew akev = 'heel': 'heel grabber' ^[1]

2) Hebrew name meaning 'supplanter' as it is said in the bible ^[1]

3) Hebrew name meaning 'may he protect' ^[2]

Related Names

Jakov	♂

See also Jacobus

Further Information

Bible

In the Old Testament, Jakov was the son of Isaak and Rebekka. His wife's name was Lea, and they had 12 children, who gave their names to the 12 tribes of Israel.

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[3]		0	0	35	46
Norway[4]		0	0	7	8
Denmark[5]		0	n.a.	5	n.a
Finland[6]		n.a.	3	n.a	34
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Jakov.

Sources: ^{[3] [5] [4] [6]}

References

1. ↑ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2003)
2. ↑ Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
4. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
5. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi