Forename Jakov

Across the world, Jakov (Яков , יעקב , Jakov , among others...) is a common boy's given name. The first name Jakov is habitual in Croatia, where it is a common male name, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a common male name, and Russia. Very seldom, Jakov is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Jakov is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jakov

name Séamus, name Jákob, name Jakau, name Jacb, name Ya'Acov, name Thiago, name Jaco, name Yaakov, name Ya'Aqov, name Jakez, name Jaume, name Iakow, name Jim, name Giacomo, name Jakúb, name Diego, name Jakub, name Jacob, name Jakiv, name Jacobo, name Santiago, name Iakov, name Jakiw, name Yaacov, name Jacco, name Jakov, name Jakob, name Jakubs, name Jakow, name יעקב, name Джейков, name Jiminy, name Seamus, name James, name Yaaqov, name Iacob, name Jacobus, name Yacob, name Iacopo, name Jacopo, name Jakób, name Jamie, name Iacobus, name Jaakko, name Santjago, name Jämes, name Jokūbas, name Jakab, name Jacó, name Яков, name Džeimss, name Jockel, name Jaime, name Jacques

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Яков	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan
יעקב	Israel
Jakov	Germany, Russia, Israel, Serbia, Croatia
Джейков	Bulgaria

First names said to be same

Diego, Džeimss, Giacomo, Iacob, Iacobus, Iacopo, Iakov, Iakow, Jaakko, Jacb, Jacco, Jaco, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacobus, Jacopo, Jacques, Jacó, Jaime, Jakab, Jakau, Jakez, Jakiv, Jakiw, Jakob, Jakow, Jakub, Jakubs, Jakób, Jakúb, James, Jamie, Jaume, Jim, Jiminy, Jockel, Jokūbas, Jákob, Jämes, Santiago, Santjago, Seamus, Séamus, Thiago, Ya'Acov, Ya'Aqov, Yaacov, Yaakov, Yaaqov, Yacob,

First name Jakov in the context

Jakov is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: St. James the Elder, Apostle , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Jacob , the in Genesis, a son of Isaac, also known as Israel; the patriarch of the Israelites, The Qur’an; James, son of Alphaeus , the one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ; Thing , the fictional character in Marvel Comics and Jakob Maria Mierscheid , the fictitious politician, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	jakov of serres (b. 1300)
	jakov ii. nikolić bribirski (b. 1400)
	jakov varingez HR (b. 1400)
	jakov bunić Renaissance humanist, poet, HR (b. 1469)
	jakov baničević (b. 1466)
	jakov lukarević 16th century Ragusan bishop (b. 1513)
	jakov sorkočević (b. 1534)
	jakov lukarević Ragusan historian and diplomat, HR (b. 1551)
	jakov pletikosa (b. 1704)
	jakov brouwer politician (b. 1760)
	jakov dasjkov SE (b. 1803)
	jakov gerčić Serbian historian and academic (b. 1788)
	jakov bajloni merchant (1839-1902), CZ (b. 1839)
	jakov cindro Dalmatian politician (b. 1800)
	jakov daković (b. 1794)

Characteristic surnames

Matas, Klarić, Gotovac, Lončar, Lovrić, Šarić, Šimić, Miletić, Bošnjak, Nikolić, Budimir, Vidović, Vrdoljak, Marković, Barišić, Perković, Dujmović, Baričević, Blažević, Filipović, Ivanković, Vuković, Bralić, Božić, Bačić, Saric, Rimac, Novak, Marić, Matić, Babić, Bilić, Kovač, Pavić, Perić, Delić, Grgić, Jelić, Jurić, Jukić, Tomić, Horvat, Zorić, Mandić, Stanić, Aralica, Mihaljević, and Kovačević