Jakub

Borrowed from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈjakup]

Jakub m anim (diminutive Kuba or Kubíček)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James or Jacob

Inherited from Old Polish Jakób, from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”). Doublet of jacuzzi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.kup/

• Audio 1:

  (file)

• Audio 2:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -akup
• Syllabification: Ja‧kub

Jakub m pers (diminutive Kuba or Kubuś or Jakubek)

1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English James or Jacob

• Jakub in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Derived from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjakup/

Jakub m pers

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jake or Jacob
2. a male surname transferred from the given name

• “Jakub”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025