Name: Yakov
Gender: Male
Usage: Yakov, of hebrew origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Yakov are in general originating from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine.
Variants: For another variant of the name Yakov across the world, see Jacob.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Yakov is: Supplanted, Supplanted.
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Numerology of the first name Yakov: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 2. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: cooperative, sensitive, adaptive, passive, diplomatic, peaceful, warm.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Diplomatic, Sensitive
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Yakov is ranked on the 14,359th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 16100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Yakov has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Yakov for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Yakov is 20 December.
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History and Origin
Jacob, Jacob (Hebrew: Jacob, Jacob; יעקב (biblical pronunciation - /jaʕăˈqoːv/, modern - /jaʔəˈkɔv/)), Yaakov - lit. "followed" from Hebrew. עקב, "heel") is a biblical Hebrew name. Jacob, according to the Bible, was the twin of Esau and was born holding on to the heel of his elder brother.
The diminutive and affectionate variant is Yasha, Yashka, Yashechka, Yashunya, Yakushka.
Variants James, Giacomo and Jaime were formed from the latelates. Iacomus is a dialectal variant of the name Iacobus.
Jewish: the modern Hebrew form of Jacob. This is also the form of the name in Russian.
Variant: Jewish: Yaakov.
Pet forms: Jewish: Yankel (Yiddish). Russian: Yasha.
Feminine form: Jewish: Yakova.
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