Jéíkab

Etymology

From English Jacob, from Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).

Proper noun

Jéíkab

  1. Jacob (Biblical character)
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