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Jakov (, ) is a masculine given name of Biblical origin and a saints' name. It is cognate to Jakob, Yakov, Jacob and James. It is often found in Croatia and Serbia, and also appears elsewhere.

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male given name
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Jakov (given name)
Soundex
J210
Cologne phonetics
043
language of work or name
multiple languages
native label
Jakov
writing system
Latin script
transliteration or transcription
Джейков

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Jakov (, ) is a masculine given name of Biblical origin and a saints' name. It is cognate to Jakob, Yakov, Jacob and James. It is often found in Croatia and Serbia, and also appears elsewhere.

The name Jacob is of Hebrew origin and means "God protects" and is also a Latin derivative of the original Hebrew name Jakow, which comes from the word Akev and literally translates as "heel".

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