Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Estonian usage, Jaak is a short form of Jakob.
Jaak’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Jaak is a short form of Jakob. In Estonian usage, Jaak has a conventional equivalent in the English form James. In Estonian usage, Jaak has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jacob.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jaak has relatives in 7 languages.
9 related names in 7 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 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jaak
- Jaak UudmäeEstonian athletics competitor, coach and sportsperson (born 1954)
- Jaak MaeEstonian cross-country skier (born 1972)
- Jaak PankseppAmerican-Estonian neuroscientist (1943-2017)
- Jaak AabEstonian politician (born 1960)
- Jaak LipsoEstonian basketball player and coach (1940–2023)
- Jaak JoalaEstonian singer (1950-2014)
- Jaak AaviksooEstonian politician, physicist, basketball player and sportsperson (born 1954)
- Jaak MadisonEstonian politician (born 1991)
- Jaak JõerüütEstonian writer, politician and diplomat (born 1947)
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