Jakob
European name variant
Jakob is a spelling variant of Jacob, used as a given name in German, Scandinavian, and other European languages.
The spelling reflects pronunciation patterns in those languages: Jakob was born in Munich.
In English-speaking countries, Jakob appears occasionally as an alternative to the more common Jacob.
Male head of family
- IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
- EsauFirstborn who forfeited inheritance
- twinOne of matched pair
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
ladder · wrestling · angel · Genesis · twelve tribes · Rachel · Leah · Rebecca
Spanish male given name
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- patronymicName from father's name
Jacobson · firstborn · christening · Germanic · Scandinavian · Danish · Swedish · Norwegian
Folklorist brothers' surname
- WilhelmGerman masculine royal name
- Brothers GrimmGerman folklorists, sibling scholars
- fairy talesTraditional magical children's stories
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
German · linguistics · philology · dictionary · storytelling · mythology · literature · academia
patriarch
Male head of family
birthright · ladder · wrestling · angel · Genesis · twelve tribes · Rachel · Leah · Rebecca · Isaac
Diego
Spanish male given name
- namesakeOne sharing another's name
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- surnameHereditary family identifier
patronymic · Jacobson · firstborn · christening · Germanic · Scandinavian · Danish · Swedish · Norwegian · German
Grimm
Folklorist brothers' surname
- WilhelmGerman masculine royal name
- Brothers GrimmGerman folklorists, sibling scholars
- fairy talesTraditional magical children's stories
folklore · German · linguistics · philology · dictionary · storytelling · mythology · literature · academia · scholarship