Jacobo

Portuguese

Proper noun

Jacobo m

  1. Alternative form of Jacó

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב‎ (Yaʿăqōḇ). Compare Diego, Santiago, Yago.

Proper noun

Jacobo (m)

  1. James, the son of Zebedee in the Bible.
  2. James, the son of Alpheus in the Bible.
  3. James, the brother of Jesus; Santiago.
  4. A male given name of biblical origin; equivalent to Jacob or James.

Quotations
  • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Marcos 3:17:
    Y á Jacobo, hijo de Zebedeo, y á Juan hermano de Jacobo; y les apellído Boanerges, que es, Hijos del trueno.
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