Akiba

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese アキバ (Akiba).

Proper noun

Akiba

  1. Clipping of Akihabara.
    • 2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 363:
      Akiba at dusk is really something, a huge, strobing hallucination of neon lights and giant manga action heroes that loom down at you like they’re going to crush your head.

Etymology 2

From Japanese 秋葉 (Akiba).

Proper noun

Akiba

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Etymology 3

From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Akiba

  1. Synonym of Jacob; A male given name from Hebrew.

Japanese

Romanization

Akiba

  1. Rōmaji transcription of アキバ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of あきば