Given name · Malayalam

യാക്കോബ്

യാക്കോബ് (yākkōbŭ) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac. It is used in Malayalam.

MalayalamWritten in Malayalam script. In English: Jacob.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

യാക്കോബ് comes from Classical Syriac.

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How it developed

From Classical Syriac ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ.

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യാക്കോബ്’s family of names

In Malayalam usage, യാക്കോബ് shares an earlier linguistic root with ചാക്കോ. In Malayalam usage, യാക്കോബ് has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob. In Malayalam usage, യാക്കോബ് can be written in the Roman alphabet as yākkōbŭ.

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യാക്കോബ്yākkōbŭJacobചാക്കോ

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“twin”

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Tomass

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Tummas

“twin”

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>99% boys

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Thonmas

“twin”

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>99% boys

Aramaic

Bertalan

Bertalan is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Hungarian and Romanian.

No U.S. birth series

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Aramaic

Bartoloměj

“son of Tolmai”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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