Meaning of Yakov
and the Origins of this baby name
Meaning 
The name Yakov has the following meaning:
He who supplants.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Yakov is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Yakov for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Jacob, of which the name Yakov is a variant.
Origins 
Related names  The following names are baby names related to Yakov and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Yakov: Boys - Enos, Isaac, Uriel, Girls - Carmel, Elta, Mozelle, Rebecca, Zella, Both genders - Anna, Ariel, Betty, Dagan, Dagen, Dalit
Variants 
The name Yakov is a variant of Jacob. Other popular variants of the name Jacob are: Cob, Cobb, Cobby, Coby (Dutch), Giacamo, Giacobo, Giacomo, Giacopo, Hamish, Iacopo, Iacovo, Iago, Iakob, Iakobos, Iakov, Jachym, Jacko, Jaco (Hebrew), Jacobe, Jacobey, Jacobi, Jacobie, Jacobo, Jacobs, Jacobus, Jacoby, Jacques, Jacquet, Jago, Jaime, Jake, Jakie, Jakob (Slovene), Jakobe, Jakobs, Jakov, Jakub, James, Jamesie, Jamey, Jamie, Jamsey, Jay, Jaycob, Jaykob, Jayme, Jim, Jimmie, Seamus, Shamus, Yakov
Style 
We think the name Yakov should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Yakov to be: Creative, intelligent and unconventional chapIn one word, you might describe Yakov as a(n) " creative" person. See other "creative" names for boys.
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