Name: Jaap
Gender: Male
Usage: Jaap, of hebrew origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jaap are in general originating from Israel, Netherlands, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Jaap across the world, see Jacobus.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jaap is: Grasp by the heel, Supplanted.
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Numerology of the first name Jaap: 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 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Jaap is ranked on the 18,120th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 12000 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Jaap has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name Jaap for each year.
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History and Origin
Jaap is a Dutch given name that is short for Jacob or Jacobus.
Dutch: pet form of Jacob.
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