Jakob (given name)

Jakob
Pronunciation	/ˈdʒeɪkəb/
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize by the heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"
Other names
Short form(s)	Jack, Jake, Jay, Jakey, Coby, Jem
Related names	James, Jacob, Jakob, Jakov, Jakub, Jakeb, Ya'koub, Yakub, Yakup, Ya'qoub

Last updated March 12, 2025

Jakob is a masculine given name that is a variant spelling of the Hebrew given name Jacob.

Jakob Ammann (1644–1712–1730), Anabaptist leader and namesake of the Amish religious movement
Jakob Chychrun (born 1998), Canadian-American ice hockey player
Jakob Dylan (born 1969), American singer and songwriter
Jakob Finci (born 1943), Bosnian lawyer and president of the Inter-Religious Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jakob Fugger of the Lily (1459–1525), also known as Jakob Fugger the Rich
Jakob "Jake" Gelof (born 2002), American baseball third baseman
Jakob Kasimir Hellrigl (born 1992), known as Candy Ken, Austrian rapper and model
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 2000), Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner
Jakob Johnson (born 1994), American football player
Jakob Junis (born 1992), American baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
Jacob Lissek (born 1992), American soccer player
Jakob Marsee (born 2001), American baseball player
Jakob Oftebro (born 1986), Norwegian actor
Jakob Poulsen (born 1983), Danish football player
Jakob Pöltl (born 1995), Austrian basketball player
Jakob Reinhard (1742–1787), German robber, also known as Hannikel
Jakob Robinson, American football player
Jakob Silfverberg (born 1990), Swedish ice hockey player
Jakob Sølvhøj (born 1954), Danish politician
Jakob Sporrenberg (1902–1952), German Nazi SS officer executed for war crimes
Jakob Stausholm, Danish businessman
Jakob Tanner (born 1946), Swiss wrestler
Jakob Weiseborn (1892–1939), German Nazi SS Flossenbürg concentration camp commandant

Fictional characters