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Given name & surname · Russian

Якоб

“heel”

Якоб is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Jacob.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Якоб goes back to Hebrew יעקב, meaning “heel.”

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Where it comes from

Якоб comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew יעקב.

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Якоб’s family of names

In Russian usage, Якоб has a conventional equivalent in the Dutch form Jacob. In Russian usage, Якоб has a conventional equivalent in the English form Yakob. In Russian usage, Якоб has a conventional equivalent in the Dutch form Jaap.

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