Given name · also Italian
Ġakobb
Ġakobb is a masculine given name from Italian, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Maltese.
Original ItalianGiacobbe
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ġakobb comes from Italian, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Maltese usage, Ġakobb developed from Ἰακώβ.
Ġakobb’s family of names
In Maltese usage, Ġakobb developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰακώβ. In Maltese usage, Ġakobb has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob. In Maltese usage, Ġakobb was borrowed from the Italian form Giacobbe.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Ġakobb has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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