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Iacov

Iacov is a masculine given name from Old Church Slavonic. It is used in Romanian.

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Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Iacov comes from Old Church Slavonic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old Church Slavonic Иꙗковъ.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Iacov’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Iacov shares an earlier linguistic root with IACOB. In Romanian usage, Iacov has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob. In Romanian usage, Iacov shares an earlier linguistic root with Iacomi.

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IacovJacobIacobИꙗковъ

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Around the world

Iacov has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.

RomanianProto-Slavic

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Across languages 4

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Slavic languages

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Iroslav

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Atislav

Atislav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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Samkov

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Slavic languages

Ognjoslav

Ognjoslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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Enoslav

Enoslav is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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