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Where does “Jacob” come from?

Jacob comes from Old French James, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Hebrew יעקב, ultimately derived from the Hebrew root עקב meaning heel.

Jacob (English): A breed of multihorned sheep

Definitions

  1. A breed of multihorned sheep

Ancestry of “Jacob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishIacob—
2LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
3Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
4Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
5HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
6Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “Jacob”

  • James
  • Jameson
  • Jamestown
  • Seamus
  • Jamesian
  • Jamesonian
  • Semaj
  • Jaycob
  • jamesite
  • Jacobson
  • Ĵamestaŭno
  • ジェームス
  • James
  • James
  • Séamaisín
  • Séamas
  • James
  • Jacob
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