Given name · Russian
Иаков
“heel”
Иаков is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Iakov.
Meaning & origin
Иаков’s family of names
In Russian usage, Иаков has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jacob. In Russian usage, Иаков has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jakob. In Russian usage, Иаков has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jacobo.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Иаков has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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