Jakub Name Meaning & Origin

Jakub

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Origin of the name Jacob:

From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Iacobus, which is from the Greek Iakōbos, a name derived from the Hebrew Yaakov. The name has its root in ya`aqob (seizing by the heel, supplanting). The name is borne in the Bible by the father of twelve sons who became the progenitors of the twelve tribes of Israel. Pet: Jake.

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Jakub is the Czech, Polish and Slovak form of Jacob (Pronounced Yah-koob). It has also been used as a respelling for Jacob in English speaking countries.
147 American baby boys were named Jakub in 2010.

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Kuba

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