Given name · Ancient Greek
Ἰάκωβος
“He may Heel”
Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos) is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew, meaning “He may Heel.” It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: James.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ), from Biblical Hebrew עָקַב.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ἰάκωβος’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰάκωβος has a later derivative in James. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰάκωβος has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jacob. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰάκωβος has a conventional equivalent in the English form James.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ἰάκωβος has relatives in 27 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
28 related names in 27 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 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jamesderivative · English, Middle English
- Santiagoderivative · Spanish
- Jacobderivative · Portuguese, Norwegian Bokmål
- Jaimederivative · Spanish
- Jacquesderivative · French
- Jacoboderivative · Spanish
- Jakubderivative · Slovak, Polish
- Yagoderivative · Spanish, English
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- Iagoderivative · English
- Jakovderivative · Serbo-Croatian
- Hakobderivative · ilo
- Jagoderivative · English
- Jacopoderivative · Italian
- АкопRussian
- Иꙗковъborrowing · cu
- Iacomusderivative · Latin
- Ꙗковеderivative · zle-ono
- Xácomederivative · Galician
- Јаковderivative · Macedonian
- Ġakbuderivative · Maltese
- Якаўborrowing · Belarusian
- Яковborrowing · Russian, rsk
- JacóPortuguese
- Jokūbasderivative · Lithuanian
- Zhakderivative · Albanian
- Jacumderivative · Friulian
- Jákupderivative · Faroese
- Iacobusborrowing · Latin
Similar names
If you love Ἰάκωβος, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Aarón
“enlightener”
>99% boys
Ahasbai
“i flee to the Lord” · “or let me hide”
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Gemalli
“pertaining to the camel” · “pertaining to investing”
>99% boys
Noè
Noè is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Italian.
>99% boys
Benjamina
“child of my right hand” · “son of the right hand”
95% boys · 5% girls
Jorkeam
“green people” · “grasslike folks”
>99% boys
Rehoboam
“the people are enlarged” · “people of width”
>99% boys
Shelesh
“triad” · “third”
>99% boys