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Yakov (male)

Variants:Jacob (M)
Pet Name(s):Koppel (M) Yankel (M) Yasha (M)
Derivative of:Yaakov (M)
Feminine form:Yakova (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Russian and modern Hebrew spelling of the Biblical forename Yaakov; OT Genesis 25 et seq. The derivation is not clear but references in the Bible suggest either "heel-grabber" or "supplanter".

See Jacob, the English variant, for other details.

Koppel is a Yiddish pet name for Yakov.
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