Iacomus is a masculine given name documented in Latin. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew יַעֲקֹב via Ancient Greek, with the stated meaning “supplanter, heel-grabber”.
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Meaning: “supplanter, heel-grabber”
Late Latin variant of Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos, “supplanter, heel-grabber”), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). As it is a Late Latin word, Greek stress is preserved, whereas vowel length stopped being phonemic.
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