Malay Names · Boy
Yaacob name meaning
“Jacob; from a root meaning 'to follow'”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- Y
- Origin
- Arabic · Hebrew
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptيعقوب
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Yaacob
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Yaacob is a boy's name from Arabic, a spelling of Yaqub (Jacob), whose root means 'to follow'.
What does Yaacob mean?
Jacob; from a root meaning 'to follow'
In Malay: Yakub; berasal daripada akar kata yang bermaksud 'mengikuti'
About the name Yaacob
Yaacob is a Malaysian spelling of the Arabic name Yaʿqūb (Jacob), borrowed via Syriac from Hebrew Yaʿaqov, and linked to the Biblical Hebrew root for 'to follow'. It is associated with the prophet Yaakub (Jacob) in Islamic, Christian and Jewish tradition. Common variants include Yaacub, Yacob and Yacub.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Hebrew |
| Syllables | Ya-a-cob |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with Y |
| Arabic script | يعقوب |
|---|
Compound names with Yaacob
Sources
- Wiktionary: يعقوب · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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