What does Yakov mean?

Yakov means "Yahweh may protect"

How do we pronounce Yakov?

Yakov \ya-kov, yak-ov\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Yakov is pronounced YAAKaaF in Russian 1.

1 Pronunciation for Yakov: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)"

What is the origin of Yakov?

Yakov's language of origin is Hebrew, and it is used predominantly in Russian, Hebrew, and Slavic. In addition, Yakov is a variant of name Jacob meaning (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) in the Russian language. Yakov has 17 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants comprise name Kobi, Yaacob definition, Yaacov meaning, Yaaqov name variations, nicknames for Yachov, baby name Yacoub, Yacov meaning of name, short names for Yago, name Yaki, what does the name Yakob mean, and Yashko name popularity. Akiva name (Hebrew), baby name Iakov (Russian), and baby name Yaakov (Hebrew) are variants of Yakov that are used in foreign languages. The diminutive forms Yaak meaning and origin (Russian), Yankel pronounciation (Yiddish), and Yasha name (Russian) are other foreign variants.

A famous person named Yakov is Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, born 24 January 1951, Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

List of baby names Yakov:

nicknames for Yaaqov, Yackeev meaning, what does the name Yackiv mean, name Yacoub, Yacov name, Yakeev meaning and origin, Yakeeve name variations, Yakeiv name variations, Yakeive name variations, meaning of Yakieve, baby name Yakiv (Ukrainian), Yakive name, name Yakob, Yakup meaning (Turkish), Yashiv name (Hebrew), Yashuv pronounciation (Hebrew), Yogev definition (Hebrew), Yosef meaning (Arabic and Hebrew), Yosif pronounciation (Slavic), and Yosip meaning and origin.

The baby name Yakov fun facts:

The name Yakov in reverse order is "Vokay".

The numerological value of the name Yakov is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Yakov?

Yakov is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames