Jacob

Summary

Jacob is a male given name^[1]. Jacob ranks in the top 7% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jacob's instance of is recorded as male given name^[3].
• Jacob's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[4].
• Jacob's part of is recorded as Jacob^[5].
• Jacob's Commons category is recorded as Jacob (given name)^[6].
• Jacob's language of work or name is recorded as Finnish^[7].
• Jacob's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch^[8].
• Jacob's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• Jacob's pronunciation audio is recorded as Nl-Jacob.ogg^[10].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Yakov^[11].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Yakau^[12].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jakob^[13].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jacques^[14].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as James^[15].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jaakko^[16].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Yakup^[17].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Santiago^[18].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jakub^[19].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Yakub^[20].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Giacomo^[21].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jaco^[22].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Diego^[23].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jacobo^[24].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jacco^[25].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jacó^[26].
• Jacob's said to be the same as is recorded as Jakez^[27].

Why It Matters

Jacob ranks in the top 7% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] Jacob has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Jacob is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]