Iacobus

Latin

Alternative forms

Jacobus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב‎ (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עָקֵב‎ (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /jaˈkoː.bus/, [jaˈkoː.bʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jaˈko.bus/, [jaˈkoː.bus]

Proper noun

Iacōbus m (genitive Iacōbī); second declension

Jacob, James
Iacobus Quintus, Rex Scotorum
James V, King of Scots

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Iacobus	Iacobī
Genitive	Iacobī	Iacobōrum
Dative	Iacobō	Iacobīs
Accusative	Iacobum	Iacobōs
Ablative	Iacobō	Iacobīs
Vocative	Iacobe	Iacobī

Descendants

Italian: Giacobbe
Old French: [Term?]
- French: Jacques
  - → Albanian: Zhak, Zhaku
  - → Dutch: Sjaak
  - → English: Jacques, Jack (rarely; more often a diminutive of John)
  - → Latvian: Žaks
- Norman: Jacques
Old Portuguese: [Term?]
- Galician: Iago
- Portuguese: Iago
Old Spanish: Yago, Iago
- Spanish: Yago, Yaco
Sardinian: Giagu, Iacu
→ Albanian: Jakup, Jakupi, Jakob, Jakobi
- ⇒ Albanian: Gjokë, Gjoka (diminutive)
→ Alemannic German: Jakob
- ⇒ Alemannic German: Jakobli (diminutive)
- ⇒ Alemannic German: Joggi (diminutive)
- ⇒ Alemannic German: Jockel (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Alemannic German: Jockeli (diminutive)
- ⇒ Alemannic German: Köbi, Chöbi (diminutive)
→ Asturian: Xacobu
→ Basque: Jagoba, Jakobi, Jakes
→ Bavarian: Jakob
- ⇒ Bavarian: Jackl (diminutive)
→ Breton: Jagu
→ Catalan: Jacob
→ Chichewa: Yakobo
→ Cornish: Jago
→ Czech: Jakub
- ⇒ Czech: Kuba (diminutive)
→ Danish: Jacob, Jakob
→ English: Jacob, Jaycob
- ⇒ English: Jake (diminutive)
- ⇒ English: Jeb (diminutive)
- ⇒ English: Coby, Koby (diminutive)
- → Maori: Hakopa
→ Estonian: Jaakup, Jaakob, Jaagup
- ⇒ Estonian: Jaak (diminutive)
→ Faroese: Jákup
→ Finnish: Jaakop
- ⇒ Finnish: Jaakoppi, Jaakuppi (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Jaakko (diminutive)
  - → Northern Sami: Jáhko, Jágo
- ⇒ Finnish: Jäkki (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Jaska, Jaskari, Jassi (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Jassi, Jasse, Jassu, Jasu (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Koppi (diminutive)
→ French: Jacob
- Haitian Creole: Jakòb
→ Friulian: Jacob
→ Galician: Xacobe
→ German: Jakob
- ⇒ German: Jakobchen (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Köb, Köbes, Koeeb (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Jäggi, Joggi (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Jockel, Jeckel, Jäckel (diminutive)
→ Hawaiian: Iakobo, Iakoba, Iakopo, Iakopa
→ Hungarian: Jakab, Jákob
→ Icelandic: Jakob, Jakop
→ Igbo: Jekọb
→ Italian: Jacopo, Iacopo
- → Maltese: Ġakbu, Ġakobb
- ⇒ Italian: Lapo (diminutive)
→ Kikuyu: Jakubu
→ Latvian: Jēkabs
→ Lithuanian: Jokūbas
→ Middle Dutch: jacob
- Dutch: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus
  - Afrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus
  - ⇒ Dutch: Jaap, Jeep, Jap, Jop (diminutive)
    - → West Frisian: Jappe
      - ⇒ West Frisian: Japik (diminutive)
    - ⇒ Dutch: Japie (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Dutch: Jim (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Dutch: Coos, Cobus, Koos, Kobus, Kobbe, Kobe (diminutive)
    - ⇒ Dutch: Koosje (diminutive)
→ Norman: Jâcob
→ Northern Sami: Jáhkot, Jágát
- ⇒ Northern Sami: Járre, Járri (diminutive)
→ Norwegian: Jacob, Jakob
→ Old Norse: Jakaupr
- Old Gutnish: Jakaup
- Old Swedish: Japer, Jåper, Joper, Jopper, Ieppa
  - ⇒ Old Swedish: Jap Jepp, Jop, Jp, Jåp, Ieb, Iep, Iepp (diminutive)
- ⇒ Old Danish: Jeip, Jep (diminutive)
  - Danish: Jep, Jepp, Ib, Ip
  - ⇒ Old Danish: Jeppa (diminutive)
    - Danish: Jeppe
    - → Swedish: Jeppe, Jeppa
- → Estonian: Kaubo
- → Finnish: Kauppo, Kauppi
→ Polish: Jakub
- ⇒ Polish: Kuba (diminutive)
  - → Vilamovian: Küba
→ Portuguese: Jacó, Jacob, Jacobe, Jacobo
→ Romanian: Iacob
→ Samoan: Iakopo
→ Scots: Jaucob
→ Slovak: Jakub
- ⇒ Slovak: Jaka, Jaša (diminutive)
→ Slovene: Jakob
→ Sotho: Jakobo
→ Spanish: Jacobo
- ⇒ Spanish: Cobo (diminutive)
→ Swahili: Yakobo
→ Swedish: Jacob, Jakob
- ⇒ Swedish: Jacke (diminutive)
  - → Finnish: Jakke, Jakki
→ Vietnamese: Giacôbê (Catholic), Giacơ (Protestant)
→ Walloon: Djåcob
→ Welsh: Iago, Jac
→ West Flemish: Jakob
- ⇒ West Flemish: Jaak (diminutive)
→ Yoruba: Jakọbù
→ Zulu: Jakobe
⇒ Late Latin: Iacomus
- Italian: Giacomo
  - → Maltese: Ġakmu
  - → Portuguese: Jácomo
- Navarro-Aragonese: [Term?]
  - Aragonese: Chaime
- Old French: James
  - French: James
  - Norman: Jimce
  - → Middle English: James, Ȝame, Gemes, Iam, Iames, Iamys, Iame, Ieme
    - English: James
      - → Cornish: Jammes, Jamma
      - → Fijian: Semesa
      - → Hawaiian: Kimo
      - → Irish: Séamas, Séamus, Seumas
        → English: Shamus, Seamus
      - → Manx: Jayms
      - → Maori: Hemi
      - → Samoan: Semisi
      - → Scottish Gaelic: Seumas
        → English: Hamish
      - → Swedish: James
      - → Welsh: Siâms
      - ⇒ English: Jim (diminutive)
        ⇒ English: Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi (diminutive)
      - ⇒ English: Jimbo (diminutive)
      - ⇒ English: Jem (diminutive)
        ⇒ English: Jemmy (diminutive)
      - ⇒ English: Jay (diminutive)
      - ⇒ English: Jamie, Jamey (diminutive)
    - Scots: Jeams
      - ⇒ Scots: Jeamie, Jeemie, Jamie, Jaimie (diminutive)
      - ⇒ Scots: Jeamock (diminutive)
      - ⇒ Scots: Jamesie (diminutive)
      - ⇒ Scots: Jizer (diminutive)
      - ⇒ Scots: Peem, Pim (diminutive)
        ⇒ Scots: Pimmie (diminutive)
        ⇒ Scots: Peemser (diminutive)
- Old Leonese: [Term?]
  - Asturian: Xaime
- Old Occitan: [Term?]
  - Catalan: Jaume, Jaumet, Jacme
  - Occitan: Jacme
- Old Portuguese: [Term?]
  - Galician: Xaime, Xácome
  - Portuguese: Jaime
- Old Spanish: [Term?]
  - Spanish: Jaime
- Rhaeto-Romance:
  - Friulian: Jacum
- Venetian: Jacomo
⇒ Latin: Sānctus Iacobus (“Saint James”)
- Asturian: Santiago
  - ⇒ Asturian: Diegu
- Galician: Santiago
  - ⇒ Galician: Diego
- Portuguese: Santiago
  - ⇒ Portuguese: Diogo, Diago, Diego
  - ⇒ Portuguese: Tiago, Thiago
- Spanish: Santiago
  - ⇒ Spanish: Diego
    - → English: Diego
    - → Italian: Diego
  - → Basque: Xanti

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