Iacobus

Latin

Alternative forms

Jācōbus

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): /i̯aːˈkoː.bus/, [i̯äːˈkoːbʊs̠]

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

Proper noun

Iācōbus m (genitive Iācōbī); second declension

a male given name, equivalent to English Jacob or James
Iacobus Quintus, Rex Scotorum
James V, King of Scots
Iacobus Dei Gratia Angliæ Primus & Scotiæ Sextus Rex
James, King by the Grace of God, the First of England & the Sixth of Scotland

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Iācōbus	Iācōbī
Genitive	Iācōbī	Iācōbōrum
Dative	Iācōbō	Iācōbīs
Accusative	Iācōbum	Iācōbōs
Ablative	Iācōbō	Iācōbīs
Vocative	Iācōbe	Iācōbī

Descendants

→ Albanian: Jakob
- ⇒ Albanian: Jakobi (definite)
→ Albanian: Jakup
- ⇒ Albanian: Jakupi (definite form)
- ⇒ Gheg Albanian: Jak (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Gheg Albanian: Jaki (definite)
- ⇒ Albanian: Jakë (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Albanian: Jaka (definite)
- ⇒ Albanian: Qup (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Albanian: Qupi (definite)
- ⇒ Gheg Albanian: Çup (diminutive)
  - ⇒ Gheg Albanian: Çupi (definite)
→ 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: Jakob, Jacob
- → Faroese: Jákup, Jakob, Jacob
- → Icelandic: Jakob, Jakop
→ Estonian: Jaakup, Jaakob, Jaagup
- ⇒ Estonian: Jaak (diminutive)
→ Finnish: Jaakop
- ⇒ Finnish: Jaakoppi, Jaakuppi (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Jaakko (diminutive)
  - → Northern Sami: Jáhko, Jágo
- ⇒ Finnish: Jäkki, Jaki (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Jaska, Jaskari, Jassi (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Jassi, Jasse, Jassu, Jasu (diminutive)
- ⇒ Finnish: Koppi (diminutive)
→ French: Jacob
- → Haitian Creole: Jakòb
→ Friulian: Jacob
→ German: Jakobus, Jakob, Jacob
- ⇒ German: Jakobi, Jakobi
- ⇒ German: Jakobchen (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Köb, Köbes, Koeeb (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Jäggi, Joggi (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Jeckel, Jäckel (diminutive)
- ⇒ German: Jockel, Jokel (diminutive)
  - → English: yokel (noun)
→ Hungarian: Jakab, Jákob
→ Igbo: Jekọb
→ Italian: Jacopo, Iacopo
- ⇒ Italian: Lapo (diminutive)
⇒ Italian: Giacobbe, Giacopo
- ⇒ Italian: Giaco (diminutive)
→ Kikuyu: Jakubu
→ Latvian: Jēkabs
→ Lithuanian: Jokūbas
→ Middle Dutch: jacob
- Dutch: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus
  - Afrikaans: Jacob, Jakob, Jacobus, Jakobus
→ Middle English: Iacob
- ⇒ English: Jacob
  - ⇒ English: Jakob, Jaycob, Jaykob
  - ⇒ English: Jake, Jack, Jay (diminutive)
  - ⇒ English: Jeb (diminutive)
  - ⇒ English: Coby, Koby, Kobe (diminutive)
  - → Hawaiian: Iakobo, Iakoba, Iakopo, Iakopa
  - → Maori: Hakopa
→ Norman: Jâcob
→ Northern Sami: Jáhkot, Jágát
- ⇒ Northern Sami: Járre, Járri (diminutive)
→ Norwegian: Jacob, Jakob
→ Old French: Jacques
- ⇒ French: Jacques
  - → Albanian: Zhak, Xhak, Xhakë
  - → Dutch: Sjaak
  - → English: Jacques, Jack (more often a diminutive of John)
  - → Latvian: Žaks
- ⇒ Norman: Jacques
→ Old Irish: Iacób, Iacob
- ⇒ Irish: Iacób
→ Old Norse: Jakaupr
- ⇒ Old Gutnish: Jakaup
- ⇒ Old Swedish: Japer, Jåper, Joper, Jopper, Ieppa
  - ⇒ 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
⇒ Old Portuguese: Iago
- ⇒ Galician: Iago, Xacobe; Xagobe (place name)
- ⇒ Portuguese: Iago
⇒ Old Spanish: Yago, Iago
- ⇒ Spanish: Yago, Iago
- → Estonian: Kaubo
- → Finnish: Kauppo, Kauppi
→ Polish: Jakub
- ⇒ Polish: Kuba (diminutive)
  - → Vilamovian: Küba
→ Portuguese: Jacó, Jacob, Jacobe, Jacobo, Iago
→ Romanian: Iacob
→ Samoan: Iakopo
⇒ Sardinian: Giagu, Iacu
→ Scots: Jaucob
⇒ Sicilian: Jàbbucu
→ Slovak: Jakub
- ⇒ Slovak: Jaka, Jaša (diminutive)
→ Slovene: Jakob
→ Sotho: Jakobo
→ Spanish: Jacobo
- ⇒ Spanish: Cobo (diminutive)
→ Swahili: Yakobo
→ Swedish: Jacob, Jakob
- ⇒ Swedish: Jacke, Jack (diminutive)
  - → Finnish: Jakke, Jakki, Jaki
→ Vietnamese: Giacôbê (Catholic), Giacơ (Protestant)
→ Walloon: Djåcob
→ Welsh: Iago, Jac
→ West Flemish: Jakob
- ⇒ West Flemish: Jaak (diminutive)
→ Yoruba: Jakọbù
→ Zulu: Jakobe
⇒ Late Latin: Iacomus
- ⇒ Franco-Provençal: Jacquèmo
- ⇒ Italian: Giacomo
  - ⇒ Italian: Giaco, Giachi, Giacomino, Mino (diminutive)
  - → Maltese: Ġakmu
  - → Portuguese: Jácomo
- → Navarro-Aragonese:
  - → Aragonese: Chaime
- ⇒ Old French: James
  - ⇒ French: James
  - ⇒ Norman: Jimce
  - → Middle English: James, Ȝame, Gemes, Iam, Iames, Iamys, Iame, Ieme
    - ⇒ English: James
      - ⇒ English: Jim (diminutive)
        ⇒ English: Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimmi, Jimi (diminutive)
        ⇒ English: Jimbo (diminutive)
        → Hindi: जिम्बो (jimbo)
        → Hawaiian: Kimo
      - ⇒ English: Jem (diminutive)
        ⇒ English: Jemmy (diminutive)
      - ⇒ English: Jamie, Jamey (diminutive)
      - ⇒ English: Jay (diminutive)
      - → Cornish: Jammes, Jamma
      - → Danish: James
      - → Fijian: Semesa
      - → Icelandic: James
      - → Irish: Séamas, Séamus, Seumas
        → English: Seamus, Shamus
      - → Manx: Jayms
      - → Maori: Hemi
      - → Samoan: Semisi
      - → Scottish Gaelic: Seumas
        → English: Hamish
      - → Swedish: James
      - → Welsh: Siâms
    - ⇒ 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)
    - Yola: Jaames
- ⇒ Old Leonese:
  - ⇒ Asturian: Xaime
- ⇒ Old Occitan:
  - ⇒ Catalan: Jaume, Jaumet, Jacme
  - ⇒ Occitan: Jacme
- ⇒ Old Portuguese:
  - ⇒ Galician: Xaime, Xácome
  - ⇒ Portuguese: Jaime
- ⇒ Old Spanish:
  - ⇒ Spanish: Jaime
- ⇒ Rhaeto-Romance:
  - ⇒ Friulian: Jacum
- ⇒ Venetian: Jacomo
⇒ Latin: Sānctus Iacobus (“Saint James”)
- ⇒ Italo-Dalmatian:
  - ⇒ Sicilian: San Jàbbucu
- ⇒ Old Portuguese: Santiago, Sant Iago, Sant Yago, Santo Yago, Santo Iago
  - ⇒ Galician: Santiago
  - ⇒ Portuguese: Santiago
    - ⇒ Portuguese: Tiago, Thiago
- ⇒ Old Spanish: Santiago, Sant Iago, Sant Yago, Santo Yago, Santo Iago
  - ⇒ Spanish: Santiago
    - → Asturian: Santiago
    - → Basque: Xanti
    - → Catalan: Santiago
    - → Cebuano: Santiago
    - → English: Santiago
      - ⇒ English: Sandy, Sandi, Sandie
    - ⇒ Spanish: Santi