Given name

Jaaku

Jaaku is a masculine given name from Danish. It is used in Greenlandic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jaaku comes from Danish.

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How it developed

From Danish Jacob.

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Jaaku’s family of names

In Greenlandic usage, Jaaku has a conventional equivalent in the English form James. In Greenlandic usage, Jaaku has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob. In Greenlandic usage, Jaaku was borrowed from the Danish form Jacob.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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