Words that come from Ancient Greek “Ἰακώβ”

55 words across 24 languages descend from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ — including James, Jacob, Jameson, Jamestown, Seamus, yokel, Jamesian, dago.

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English (19)

French (3)

Latin (3)

Cebuano (3)

Polish (3)

Irish (2)

Armenian (2)

Japanese (2)

Spanish (2)

German (2)

Slovak (1)

Danish (1)

Swedish (1)

Ancient Greek (1)

Russian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Chinese (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Vietnamese (1)

Norman (1)

Middle English (1)

Late Latin (1)