Details for the forename Yakov

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Yakov (male)


Variants:	Jacob (M)
Pet Name(s):	Koppel (M) Yankel (M) Yasha (M)
Derivative of:	Yaakov (M)
Feminine form:	Yakova (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Russian and modern Hebrew spelling of the Biblical forename Yaakov; OT Genesis 25 et seq. The derivation is not clear but references in the Bible suggest either "heel-grabber" or "supplanter". See Jacob, the English variant, for other details. Koppel is a Yiddish pet name for Yakov.