Given name & surname
Iacob
Iacob is a given name from Latin. It is used in Romanian.
Meaning & origin
Iacob’s family of names
In Romanian usage, Iacob as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Iacomi. In Romanian usage, Iacob has a conventional equivalent in the English form James. In Romanian usage, Iacob has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jacob.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Iacob has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Iacob
- Iacob FelecanRomanian footballer (1914-1964)
- Iacob NegruzziMoldavian-born Romanian poet and prose writer (1842-1932)
- Iacob ZadikRomanian general (1867-1970)
- Iacob FelixRomanian physician-hygienist1832–1905
- Iacob LahovaryRomanian general (1846-1907)
- Iacob IacoboviciRomanian physician (1879-1959)
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