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Jakob

Meaning

Cognate of JACOB (or JAMES).

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Jakob and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Spirituality
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Creativity
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Leadership
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Intelligence

Famous People Named Jakob

Jakob Abbadie

Jakob Abbadie (; 25 September 1727), also known as Jacques or James Abbadie, was a French Protestant minister and writer.

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Jakob Balde

Jakob Balde (January 4, 1604 – August 9, 1668), a German poet who wrote primarily in Neo-Latin (New Latin) rather than in his native German language, was born at Ensisheim in Alsace.

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Jakob Bernays

Jacob Bernays (11 September 182426 May 1881) was a German philologist and philosophical writer.

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Jakob Aljaž

Jakob Aljaž (July 6, 1845 – May 4, 1927) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, composer and mountaineer.

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Jakob Amsler-Laffon

Jakob Amsler-Laffon (11 November 1823 – 3 January 1912) was a mathematician, physicist, engineer and the founder of his own factory.

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Jakob in Other Languages

ArabicYakub
ArabicYaqoob
ArabicYaqub
ArmenianHagop
ArmenianHakob
BasqueJakes
Biblical HebrewYaakov

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