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Baby Name Jacob |
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| Meaning of Jacob - What does the name Jacob means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| yah-koob |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
Scandinavian |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Greek Iakobos, a name derived from the Hebrew Yaakov, which is from ja'aqob (seizing by the heel, supplanting). The name is borne in the Bible by a son of Isaac who is said to have grabbed his twin brother Esau's heel upon birth, causing Jacob to be born first |
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American, Biblical, English, Hebrew, Scandinavian, Scottish |
| Variants: | Jakob. | | Pet forms: | Cobus, Coos, Jaap (Dutch) |
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