Name Jakov

Jakov is a ♂ male name.

Origin of Jakov

Jakov is a Slavic form of the name Jacob, which is of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Jakov

Jakov originally means “may God protect”. Besides, Jakov means “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 Jakov

Jakov in the categories

Name Statistic: Jakov is ranked #7565 overall ↑↑ 201

• 🇵🇹 Portugal: 1469 ↑↑ 1135
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 3061 ↑↑ 537
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 3523 ↓↓ -821
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: 4005 ↑↑ 7946
• 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 4207 ↑↑ 2351
• 🇦🇹 Austria: 4588 ↑↑ 2930
• 🇺🇸 United States: 5298 ↓ -61
• 🇫🇷 France: 5985 ↓↓ -2536
• 🇩🇪 Germany: 6014 ↑ 99
• 🇪🇸 Spain: 6371 ↑↑ 5000
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 6690 ↓↓ -1807
• 🇨🇦 Canada: 7749 ↓↓ -329
• 🇳🇴 Norway: 9353 ↓↓ -189
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 9926 ↑↑ 714
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: 11819 ↑↑ 1982
• 🇦🇺 Australia: 11859 ↓↓ -2452
• 🇧🇪 Belgium: 13447 ↓↓ -1998
• 🇩🇰 Denmark: 14085 ↓↓ -426
• 🇫🇮 Finland: 14255 ↓↓ -403

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