MeaningHebrew - Yahweh may protect, Holder of Heel, Supplanter, Derived from the Yaakov or Yakubel in Hebrew

OriginWelsh, Norwegian, Hebrew, Norman, Norway, Cornish, British, Georgian, Canadian

NicknamesJake

Famous NamesakesAthlete Jacob Bell, Actor Jacob Vargas, Actor Jacob Young

Celebrity BabiesSon of Dustin Hoffman, Son of Albert Brooks, Son of James Caan, Son of Danny Devito, Son of Courtney Thorne-Smith

VariationsJakub, Jago, Jacquez, Jacques, Jacobe, Giacomo, Jaap, Jake, Jakob, Jack

Alternate SpellingsJakob, Jacque, Jacoby, Jacobus, Jaccob