Words that come from Hebrew “יעקב”

57 words across 25 languages descend from Hebrew יעקב — including James, Jacob, Jameson, Jamestown, Seamus, yokel, Jamesian, dago.

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English (19)

French (3)

Latin (3)

Cebuano (3)

Polish (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Irish (2)

Armenian (2)

Japanese (2)

Spanish (2)

German (2)

Slovak (1)

Danish (1)

Swedish (1)

Russian (1)

Esperanto (1)

Arabic (1)

Chinese (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Old Armenian (1)

Vietnamese (1)

Norman (1)

Middle English (1)

Late Latin (1)