Jacob is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Jacob
Jacob is a Hebrew name and derived from Ya’aqov / יַעֲקֹב.
Meaning of Jacob
Jacob means “may God protect” and “holder of the heel” (from Hebrew “‘akév/עָקֵב” = heel) or “supplanter” (from Hebrew “‘akáv/עָקַב” = to follow/to supplant), because he was born grasping the heel of his first born twin brother Esau and he bought his birthright to supplant him.
Pronunciation of Jacob
Alternate spelling of Jacob
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Names Boy's name Boy names with J Names with JName Statistic: Jacob is ranked #150 overall
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- 🇦🇺 Australia: 121
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 463
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 29
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 750
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 79
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 658
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 599
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 690
- 🇫🇷 France: 1098
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 39
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 88
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 7574
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 886
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 59
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 100
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 4534
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 390
- 🇺🇸 United States: 288
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