Given name · also Ancient Greek
Iacomus
“supplanter, heel-grabber”
Iacomus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek (ultimately Hebrew), meaning “supplanter, heel-grabber.” It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Iacomus comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Latin usage, Iacomus developed from Ἰάκωβος.
Iacomus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Iacomus developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰάκωβος. In Latin usage, Iacomus has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jacob. In Latin usage, Iacomus has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jaime.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Iacomus 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.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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