Jákup

Faroese

Etymology

From Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יעקב‎ (ya'aqóbh; Modern: Yaakov, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עקב‎ (‘aqev, “heel of the foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔɑːʰkʊp/

Proper noun

Jákup m

A male given name, equivalent to Jacob and James.

Usage notes

son of Jákup: Jákupsson
daughter of Jákup: Jákupsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Jákup
Accusative	Jákup
Dative	Jákupi
Genitive	Jákups