Jacobs name meaning

Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Supplanter, Heel Grabber, One who Supplants, Yahweh May Protect, Holder of the Heel and To Supplant
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What does Jacobs mean?

Curious boy name Jacobs is originated from Hebrew. Jacobs is a variant of perennial, prevailing and biblical Jacob. Curious Jacob's origin is Hebrew, meaning of Jacob is "Holder of the Heel and Supplanter".

Variants of Jacobs

Jacob, Iacobus, Iacomus, Iakobos, Yaakov, Cobb, Jascha, Aaronjacob, Jacobalexander, Jacobus, Jacomus, Yakov, James, Aharon, Aaron

Names that rhyme with Jacobs

How popular is the name Jacobs?

Jacobs is an uncommon baby name in United States where it has been in use since 1983 and achieved its top ranking of 5480 in 1983. Also, Jacobs is a familiar name in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Malawi.

According to our estimate, over 1000 babies have been named Jacobs globally.

YearRankBirths
2017121715
2015106156
201396377
2008718411
2001105495
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Jacobs in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands03605
Sweden0205
Norway0205

Numerological analysis of Jacobs

You are a perfectionist when it comes to relationships too. You want to be surrounded by great minds that talk about ideas, achievements and changing the world. You are a child of change. You never get too obsessed with a person because you know that everything in life is temporary, especially relationships. You never come up with a plan to achieve something but make your way as you go. You made everyone proud in your life, even if no one acknowledges your efforts and hard work to be the best person you can possibly be.

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  •  Jehudi - The Jehudi has origin in Hebrew, Jehudi means "Praised One"
  •  Josia - Offbeat Hebrew Josia is used especially in Dutch and German given to both sexes, meaning of Josia is "Yahweh Supports"
  •  Makala - Trendy Hebrew Makala is a gender-neutral name, commonly used in Tamil and English, meaning of Makala is "Who is Like God?"
  •  Gefen - Sufficiently quirky and Fresh unisex name Gefen is rooted from Hebrew, meaning of Gefen is "Vine" is used notably in Hebrew
  •  Jacqui - Unheard-of Jacqui is used substantially in English has origin in Hebrew, Jacqui means "Form of Jacqueline or Supplanter" is used as a gender insensitive name
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Famous people named Jacobs

  • Jacobs Dream, American power metal band originally based
  • Jacobs Edo, has been System Coordinator for the OPEC Fund for International Development since 2010

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