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2024
Jēkabs
Jēkabs
Latvian
Proper noun
Jēkabs
m
Jacob
(
Biblical figure
)
James
(
Biblical figure
)
A male
given name
.
Related terms
Žaks
References
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: There were 1029 persons named Jēkabs in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Etymology
First recorded in 1610. Ultimately from
Hebrew
, cognate to English
Jacob
and
James
.
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