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Jakov

Meaning

Serbian, Croatian and Macedonian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

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Name Personality

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

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Creativity
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Leadership

Famous People Named Jakov

Jakov Gotovac

Jakov Gotovac (11 October 189516 October 1982) was a Croatian composer and conductor of classical music.

CharismaCreativity

Jakov Nenadović

Jakov Nenadović (; 1765 – 1836) was a Serbian voivode who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia and as a first Serbian interior minister.

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Jakov, Serbian Archbishop

Jakov () was the Serbian Archbishop from 1286 to 1292.

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Jakov Cindro

Jakov Cindro (1755–1818; ) was a Dalmatian noble that served as the first Mayor of Split between 1806 and 1809.

AmbitionCharismaLeadership

Jakov of Serres

Jakov of Serres (; 1300–1365) was a medieval Serbian writer, scholar, translator, and hierarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, one of the most important men of letters working in the 14th.

CreativityIntelligenceWisdom

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Jakov in Other Languages

ArabicYakub
ArabicYaqoob
ArabicYaqub
ArmenianHagop
ArmenianHakob
BasqueJakes
Biblical HebrewYaakov

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