Surname · Russian
Жаков
“heel grabber”·“supplanter”
Жаков is used as a surname.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Jakov.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Жаков is Jakov written in Cyrillic. Jakov is a variant of Jacob. Traditional interpretations include “heel grabber” and “supplanter”—someone who takes another’s place. Both come from the biblical narrative, while the name’s original linguistic derivation remains debated.
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Where it comes from
Жаков is Jakov written in Cyrillic. Jakov is a variant of Jacob. Jacob is the English and Dutch form of the Hebrew Yaakov. James belongs to the same older name family, despite looking quite different in English.
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Жаков’s family of names
In Russian usage, Жаков as a surname has a transliteration in Jakov.
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