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Yakob

YAH-kob

Letters

5

Syllables

2

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

36

Peak Year

#8 in 2021

First Recorded

2004

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

A variant of Jacob, derived from the Hebrew name Ya'akov, meaning "supplanter."

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Numerology

8

The Achiever

Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.

Famous Namesakes

  • Yakob Peter Witzenhausen

    German-Dutch physician and philosopher

Nicknames

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Personality Traits

PracticalReliableHonestHardworking

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