“Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows”
| Gender | 👦 Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew, French |
| Religion | Christian |
| Used in | India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Canada, United States, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Guyana, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Cameroon, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia · Kerala, Quebec |
| Numerology | 4 — practical, loyal and hard-working |
| Letters | 5 · starts with J |
| Popularity | ★★★★☆ |
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Jacob means "Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows" (Hebrew, French origin).
Jacob is a boy's name.
Jacob is used as a Christian name in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Canada, United States, Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, Guyana, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Cameroon, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia.
In Pythagorean numerology the name Jacob adds up to 4, linked with being practical, loyal and hard-working.
Name meanings come from the name's language of origin; many names carry more than one meaning in different languages and communities. Rashi and nakshatra follow the traditional first-syllable (Namakshar) method — for an exact rashi use the baby's birth chart.