Biblical Hebrew origin
Source-reportedInherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Jacob, a learned borrowing from Latin Iācōbus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ), from עָקַב.
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: XacobeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: XacobeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Spanish Wiktionary: XacobeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Portuguese Wiktionary: XacobeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wiktionary: ἸάκωβοςCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

