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Јаков

Biblical Hebrew roots

Language contexts for this entry: Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Serbian

masculineCyrillic script

[ˈjakɔf] · Macedonian

Origin: Biblical Hebrew
3 language contexts: Macedonian Serbo-Croatian Serbian
Follow the evidence: 4 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Јаков

Јаков is a masculine given name documented in Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian and Serbian. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב via Church Slavic and Ancient Greek.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic Іакѡвъ (Iakovŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).

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Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἸάκωβοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἸάκωβοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Јаков

Јаков is a masculine given name documented in Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian and Serbian. English Wiktionary traces it to Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב via Church Slavic and Ancient Greek.

Biblical Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic Іакѡвъ (Iakovŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Old Church Slavonic
Ancient Greek
Biblical Hebrew

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (4)

Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἸάκωβοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Where Јаков is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

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0 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms4

Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Polish Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Russian Wiktionary: ЈаковCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary: ἸάκωβοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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A story to pass on.

About Јаков

Biblical Hebrew origin

Where Јаков is used

Across borders

Explore a country

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page