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The Name Jakob - Origin and Meaning of Jakob
  



The Name Jakob - Origin and Meaning of Jakob


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Jakob

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Jakob

German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish

Meaning of the Name Jakob

The name Jakob is a German and Scandinavian form of Jacob.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Jakob Böhme (1575 - 1624), a German theologian and alchemist; Jakob Steiner (1796 - 1863), a Swiss mathematician; Jakob Sande (1906 - 1967), a Norwegian writer and poet; Jakob Eklund (born 1962), a Swedish actor.
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