What is the meaning of the name Jakob?

The meaning of the name Jakob is "he who supplants". The origin of the name is "Hebrew". The name Jakob is mostly used as a boys name.

Right pronunciation of Jakob

\j(a)-kob\

Names like Jakob or other variants

Jakov, Jago, Jak, Jacko, Jakie, Jake, Jacobo, Jacoby, Jacobi, Jaco, Jacot, Jakim, Jareb, Job

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Jakob is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname (#26443). Users of our site ranked the name with a 2.0 (1 vote(s)). Like or dislike the name by ranking this boys name above or write a comment on the name Jakob.

How popular is the name Jakob?

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The year 2001 was for Jakob a very good year. In that year there were 2180 births with the name Jakob. Find out if Jakob is in the top 100 boys names 2001 or check all top 100 names for any State in any year!

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