Meaning of Jaap
and the Origins of this baby name
Meaning 
The name Jaap has the following meaning:
"A supplanter" or "one who replaces".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Jaap is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Jaap for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Jame, of which the name Jaap is a variant.
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Jaap and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jaap: Boys - Amarion, Amos, Benjamin, Cohen, Dor, Harrell, Jeremiah, Johan, Judd, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Sampson, Samson, Tobias, Zackary, Zayden, Girls - Atha, Athalia, Migdalia, Sherilyn, Tamara, Both genders - Anna, Ariel, Betty, Dagan, Dagen, Dalit
Variants 
The name Jaap is a variant of Jame. Other popular variants of the name Jame are: Diego (Spanish), Hagop (Armenian), Jaap (Dutch), Jacque (French), Jaem, Jaemes, Jaim, Jaimes, Jaimie, Jamesy, Jamez, Jameze, Jamies, Jamison, Jamse, Jamyes, Jamze, Jascha, Jasha, Jayines, Jaym, Jaymes, Jaymz, Jemes, Jiminy, Jimmy, Jocko, Seamas (Irish), Semus (Irish), Seumas (Irish), Shamas (Irish)
Style 
We think the name Jaap should fall under the following style category: Hebrew. See other Hebrew boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jaap to be: A strong and down-to-earth manIn one word, you might describe Jaap as a(n) " strong" person. See other "strong" names for boys.
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