Danish

Proper noun

Jakob

1. Jacob (biblical character).
2. James (biblical character).
3. A male given name, also spelled Jacob.

Related terms

• (male given names) Ib, Jeppe, Jim, Jimmi, Jimmy
• (surnames) Jacobsen, Jakobsen

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 417 males with the given name Jakob (compared to 25 930 named Jacob) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jakob ?

1. A male given name, akin to English Jacob and James.

Related terms

• Sjaak

Estonian

Proper noun

Jakob

1. A male given name, an equivalent of English Jacob and James.

Related terms

• Jaagup, Jaak, Jaakob, Jaakobus, Kaupo

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaːkɔp]
• Hyphenation: Ja‧kob

Proper noun

Jakob

1. Jacob (biblical character).
2. A male given name, also spelled Jacob

Derived terms

• Jakobsmuschel f

Related terms

• Jakobus
• pet forms: Jakobchen, Köb, Köbes, Koeeb, Jäggi, Joggi
• feminine forms: Jacqueline, Jaqueline

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːkʰɔ(ː)p/

Proper noun

Jakob m

1. Jacob (biblical character)
2. James (biblical character)
3. A male given name

Declension

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːkɔp/, /ˈjɑːkup/

Proper noun

Jakob

1. Jacob (biblical character)
2. James (biblical character)
3. A male given name, also spelled Jacob.

Related terms

• Jim

Swedish

Proper noun

Jakob

1. Jacob (biblical character)
2. James (biblical character)
3. A male given name, also spelled Jacob

Related terms

• Jim, Jimmy