Jacob (name)
Jacob is a Hebrew male given name , which is also used as a family name. It comes from the Bible and mainly refers to the ancestor of the Israelites Jacob ( יַעֲקֹב Yaʿakov ). The name also appears in the spelling Jacob (see Jacob (first name) and Jacob (family name) ) and Latinized as Jakobus and Jacobus .
Origin meaning
The original Hebrew form יַעֲקֹב Yaʿakov has its etymological roots in the Hebrew wordעָקֵב akew 'heel'. Thus the name means something like "heel holder", as confirmed by Gen 25.26 EU . According to another opinion, Yaʿakov means as a sentence: "(God) protects / protect".
Name forms
The German form Jakob originated from the ancient Greek Ιάκωβος Iákōbos and the Latin Iacobus . The latter form was used in German-speaking countries until the Middle Ages . Female variants include Jacqueline , Jacoba and Jakobe . The family name comes in the forms Jacob , Iacob , Jakobeit (also Jacobeit or Jakubeit ), Jacobs , Jakobs , Jacobsen , Jacobsohn , Jacobi or Jacoby . Short forms are for example Jaki, Koebi, Jako.
In German dialects and West Germanic languages
- Bavarian : Jaggl, Jagge, Joggl, Jock
- English : Jacob , Jack , Jake , Jaki , James , Jamie , Jaime , Jim , Jimmy
- Yiddish : Jankev, Jankl (Yankl), Jankel, Jankele
- Kölsch : Köbes
- Dutch : Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus, Jaap , Jaak, Sjaak, Koos , Kobus, Kobe
- East Frisian : Jabbo, Coob (from Jacobus)
- Alemannic : Köbi
In European languages
- Albanian : Gjokë, Jakup
- Bosnian (Muslims): Jakub
- Bulgarian : Яков Jakov
- Danish : Ib (short form)
- Estonian : Jaagup, Jaak
- Faroese : Jákup
- Finnish : Jaakko
- French : Jacques
- Galician : Santiago , Xacobe, Xaime, Iago.
- Greek : Ιάκωβος Iákovos
- Dutch : Jacob, Jaap
- Irish : Seamus , Séamus
- Italian : Giacomo or Jacopo (outdated: Giacobbe )
- Catalan : Jaume
- Croatian : Jakov , Jako
- Latvian : Jēkabs
- Polish : Jakub , Kuba, Kubuś
- Portuguese : Jaime , Jacó, Diogo, Tiago, Thiago (Brazilian)
- Romansh : Giachem, Giachen, Jachen, Giacumin
- Romanian : Iacob
- Russian : Иаков Iakow , Яков Jakow , Якоб Jakob , Жеков Schekow ; Яша Yasha
- Scottish Gaelic : Hamish , Seamus
- Serbian : Jakov (in Cyrillic spelling Јаков )
- Slovak : Jakub , Kubko
- Slovenian : Jakob, Jaka
- Sorbian : Jakub
- Spanish : Jacobo, Iago, Llago, Yago, Jaime , Xaime, Santiago (from: Sant Yago , "holy Jacob"), Tiago, Diego
- Czech : Jakub , Kuba, Kubík
- Ukrainian : Яків Jakiv
- Hungarian : Jakab
In part of the Slavic-speaking area, the name Jakob is also common under the name Жеков (Shekow, Zhekov, Jekov) .
In languages of other continents
- Arabic : Yaʿqūb (Yakub) (يعقوب)
- Armenian : Հակոբ Hakob (in traditional orthography Յակոբ Jakob )
- Hebrew :יַעֲקֹב Yaʿakov, Yaakov
- Kurdish : Yakub
- Persian :یعقوب Yàghoob
- Turkish : Yakup
- in Ghana and Nigeria : Yakubu
Bearer of the first name
New Testament
- James the Elder , one of Jesus' apostles
- James, son of Alphaeus , one of the apostles
- James (brother of Jesus) ,
- James, father of the apostle Judas Thaddaeus
- Jacob, father of Joseph of Nazareth (grandfather of Jesus)
- James the Little
Others
- Jakob ben Abba Mari Anatoli , a doctor from Provence who worked in philosophy in the 13th century; worked as a translator under Frederick II in Naples
- Jakob ben Ascher , (around 1270–1340), halachic authority
- Jacob ben Isaak Ashkenazi
- Jakob ben Solomon Chabib (* approx. 1460; † approx. 1515), Spanish-Jewish scholar and rabbi
- Jakob ben Meir
- Jakob ben Moses HaLevi Molin (1375? –1427), Talmudist and Posek
- Jacob ben Reuben (Karaite) , Karaite and biblical exegete
- Jacob ben Reuben ibn Zur , Talmudist and Rabbi
- Jakob ben Reuben (rabbi) , Spanish-Jewish author and rabbi
- Jakob ben Josef Tawus lived in the 16th century and was best known for his translation of the Bible into Persian
- Jakob ibn Tibbon (1236–1307), Jewish author, translator and astronomer
- Jakob Baradai (6th century)
- Jacob von Edessa (7th / 8th century), Christian-Syrian scholar and theologian
- Jacopo Gattilusio (1404–1428), Prince of Lesbos
- James of Lüttich (* around 1260; † after 1330), Franco-Flemish music theorist
- Jakobellus von Mies (around 1372–1429), Czech priest and writer
- Jacques de Molay (~ 1243–1314), Grand Master of the Templar Order
- Jakob von Nisibis († 338), early Christian Syrian hermit, bishop of Nisibis in southeast Asia Minor; Saint
- Jacob the Notary (around 410-around 430), Persian Christian martyr
- Jakob von Sarug (451–521), bishop and hymn writer
- Jacob of Savoy (1450–1486), Count of Romont and Baron of Vaud
- Jakob von Soest (lat. Iacobus de Susato or de Sweve; * around 1360, † after 1438), Dominican, inquisitor and scholar
- Jakub von Stadice (15th century), Czech peasant (King of Stadlice)
- Jacopone da Todi , Franciscan, poet
- Jakob Tschernorisez (11th century), author of old Russian legends of saints
- Jacob of Venice (* after 1125, † after 1147), Venetian cleric and canon lawyer
- Jakob von Viterbo (around 1255 – around 1308), theologian and writer
- Jakob von Vitry (around 1160 / 70–1240 / 44), cardinal and author
- Jacobus a Voragine (1228–1298), archbishop and writer
- Jacob of Zadar (around 1400–1490), Franciscan and friar
- Jakob Albrecht (1759–1808), founder of the Methodist Church
- Jakob Arjouni (1964–2013), German writer
- Jakob Auer (sculptor) (1645–1706), Austrian sculptor
- Jakob Auer (politician) (* 1948), Austrian farmer and politician (ÖVP)
- Jakob Augstein (* 1967), German journalist and publisher
- Jakob Belka (* 1983), German pool player
- Jakob I Bernoulli (1655–1705), Swiss mathematician and physicist
- Jakob Böhme (1575–1624), German mystic, philosopher and Christian theosophist
- Jakob Boulanger (1897–1968), German politician
- Jakob Braun (physician) (1792–1866), German hospital doctor and honorary professor
- Jakob Braun (educator for the blind) (1795–1839), Austrian educator for the blind
- Jakob Braun (sociologist) (1939–2018), German sociologist
- Jakob Brechbühl (* 1952), Swiss football player
- Jakob Carmon (1677–1743), German legal scholar
- Jakob Ceconi (1857–1922), Austrian builder and architect
- Jakob Cedergren (* 1973), Danish actor
- Jakob Claussen (* 1961), German film producer
- Jakob Degen (1511–1587), German lawyer, physician, philosopher and metaphysicist
- Jakob Degen (inventor) (1760–1848), Swiss-Austrian inventor and aviation pioneer
- Jakob Degen (administrative officer) (1859–1947), Bavarian administrative officer
- Jakob Dylan (* 1969), American musician
- Jakob Farshtej (1919–1994), Israeli terrorist
- Jakob Feer (1472–1541), Swiss minor councilor, governor, mayor and delegate of the daily articles
- Jakob Flach (1894–1982), Swiss writer, puppeteer and painter
- Jakob Friedrich Fries (1773–1843), German philosopher
- Jakob Fugger (1459–1525), founder of the trading house
- Jakob Geis (1840–1908), Bavarian folk singer
- Jakob von Ghazir (1875–1954), Lebanese Capuchin, blessed
- Jakob Hlasek (* 1964), Swiss tennis player
- Jakob Isler (1809–1862), Swiss politician and industrialist
- Jakob Kaschauer (* around 1400; † 1463), Austrian sculptor, painter and glass painter
- Jakob Franz Alexander Kern (1897–1924), Premonstratensian and Catholic blessed
- Jakob Kühnemann (* 1984), German jazz musician
- Jakob “Köbi” Kuhn (1943–2019), Swiss football player and football coach
- Jakob Lorber (1800–1864), Austrian musician and writer
- Jakob Odenthal (1886–1954), German politician
- Jakob Omphal (1500–1567), German lawyer and Chancellor of Cologne
- Jakob Ossner (* 1949), German specialist in German, linguist and linguist
- Jakob Otter (1485–1547), Reformed theologian and reformer
- Jacob of Paradise (15th century), Carthusian; see Georg Answerer
- Jakob Pöltl (* 1995), Austrian basketball player
- Jakob Prandtauer (1660–1726), Austrian baroque master builder
- Jakob Sandtner , master turner
- Jakob Schaffner (1875–1944), Swiss writer
- Jakob Schmid (Pedell) (1886–1964), German Pedell and SA member
- Jakob Schmidt (church historian) (1871–1964), German church historian
- Jakob Schmidt (author) (* 1978), German translator, writer and bookseller
- Jakob Schmidt (director) (* 1989), German director
- Jakob Heinrich Schmidt (1897–1974), German art historian
- Jakob Schönberg (1900–1956), German composer and musicologist
- Jakob Schulze-Rohr (1930–2008), German architect and urban planner
- Jaecki Schwarz (* 1946), German actor
- Jakob Schwarzkopf (1926–2001), German glass painter
- Jakob Louis Heinrich Sobieski (1667–1737), Crown Prince of Poland
- Jakob Tanner (historian) (* 1950), Swiss modern historian
- Jakob von Uexküll (* 1944), founder of the Alternative Nobel Prize
- Jakob Johann von Uexküll (1864–1944), biologist, zoologist and philosopher
- Jakob Vetsch (writer) (1879–1942), Swiss dialect researcher and writer
- Jakob Wassermann (1873–1934), Austrian writer
- Jakob Yngvason (* 1945), Icelandic / Austrian theoretical and mathematical physicist
- Jakob Zanach , German Lutheran writer and bookseller
- Jakob Zech (also Czech, Gähen or Jakub Čech; † 1540; called: Jakob der Böhme), Czech watchmaker
- Jakob Zeller (1581–1620), German sculptor, art turner and ivory carver
- Jakob Ziemnicki (* 1975), German director and screenwriter
- Jakob Züberlein (1556–1607), German form cutter
- Jakob Zweifel (1921–2010), Swiss architect
Bearer of the family name
- Albert Jakob , German soccer player
- Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931), German neurologist
- Andreas Jakob (* 1955), German archivist and historian
- Bastian Jakob (* 1987), German ice hockey goalkeeper
- Callmann Jakob (1771–1840), German dentist; see Jakob Calmann Linderer
- Christian Jakob (* 1979), German journalist
- Christine Jakob (1948–2019), German university professor
- Elodie Jakob (* 1993), Swiss heptathlete
- Franz Jakob (1891–1965), German politician (NSDAP)
- Franz-Peter Jakob (* 1949), German politician (Die Grünen) MdL
- Friedrich Jakob (1910–1994), German officer
- Friedrich August Leberecht Jakob (1803–1884), German composer, organist, cantor and musicologist
- Gabriele Jakob (* 1953), German politician (CDU) MdL
- Gerhard Jakob (1933–1998), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Trier
- Hans Jakob (1908–1994), German football player
- Hans Jakob (soccer player) (1893-1915), German soccer player
- Hayum Jakob (? –1682), also: Jakob Hayum , German doctor and Jewish doctor
- Jens Jakob (* 1972), German chef
- Jörg Jakob (* 1963), German journalist
- Josef Jakob (1926–1993), German sculptor, see Sepp Jakob
- Josef Jakob (handball player) (* 1939), Romanian handball player and trainer
- Josef Jakob (politician) (1896–1953), German politician and resistance fighter
- Karl-Heinrich Jakob (1924–2012), German functionary in the mining industry
- Karl Heinz Jakob (1929–1997), German artist, painter and graphic artist
- Karlheinz Jakob (* 1953), German linguist
- Kilian Jakob (* 1998), German soccer player
- Liane Jakob-Rost (* 1928), German ancient orientalist
- Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), German political scientist, philosopher, economist and writer
- Max Jakob (organ builder) (1847–1918), Austrian organ builder
- Max Jakob (physicist) (1879–1955), German physicist
- Michael Jakob (soccer player) (* 1946), German soccer player
- Michael Jakob (* 1978), German author, slam poet and moderator
- Peter Jakob (* 1963), German physicist and university professor and “Inventor of the Year” 2018
- Rudolf Jakob (1913–1980), German painter and sculptor
- Teo Jakob (1923–2000), Swiss interior designer
- Winnie Jakob (1927–2012), German cartoonist and publicist
Fictional characters
- Little Herr Jakob , figure by Hans Jürgen Press
Meanings derived from name
- Cheap Jakob , fair trader
- Brother Jakob , German form of a French children's song (canon)
- Jakobe von Baden-Baden (1558–1597), Margravine of Baden
- Jakob the Liar , novel by Jurek Becker
- Jacob's ragwort , a plant that blooms around Jacob's day
- Jakobskirche , a common name for Christian churches
- Jakobskreuz , a cross shape
- Jacob's ladder , different meanings
- Scallop , shellfish and symbol of the pilgrims of St. James
- Pilgrims , Christian pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago
- Jacob's staff , an astronomical instrument
- Jacob's Day , July 25th, a different date in some churches
- Camino de Santiago , various pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela
- Jacobins , political club of the French Revolution
- Jacobites , English, Irish and Scottish followers of James II (England)
literature
- Horst Seebaß: Art. Jakob . In: Manfred Görg , Bernhard Lang (eds.): New Bible Dictionary Volume II: H-N . Benziger, Zurich / Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-545-23075-9 , Sp. 272-274 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Horst Seebaß: Art. "Jakob". In: Manfred Görg, Bernhard Lang (Hrsg.): Neues Bibellexikon Vol. II. Benziger, Zurich, 1995, ISBN 3-545-23075-9 , Sp. 272.
- ↑ First name hit list Slovenia, accessed on November 1, 2019.