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Yaakov (M)>

Yaakov (male)

Variants:Jacob (M)
Derivative(s):Yakov (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Jewish, an early Hebrew forename; OT Genesis 25 et seq. The derivation is not clear but references in the Bible suggest either "heel-grabber" or "supplanter".

The modern Hebrew spelling is Yakov. See Jacob, the English variant, for other details.