Jakov

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Usage

Swedish
Danish
Norwegian

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Origin and Meaning

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

1) Hebrew akev = 'heel': 'heel grabber'

2) Hebrew name meaning 'supplanter' as it is said in the Bible

3) Hebrew name meaning 'may he protect'

4) Hebrew aqáv = 'betray, delude'

Related Names

Jakov

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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 (What's this?)

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Country	Commonness Commonness	Total		Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also middle name&	as main name#	also middle name&	as main name#	also middle name&
Sweden		67	83	0	0	67	83
Finland		n.a.	61	0	0	n.a.	61
Denmark		23	n.a.	0	n.a.	23	n.a.
Norway		35	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	35	n.a.
Greenland		0	0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
#: 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.