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Jachob
How to Pronounce Jachob
Pronounced JAY-kub /ˈdʒeɪ.kəb/Medium
Meaning: Jachob is a rare respelling of Jacob, with an added h, from the Hebrew name meaning supplanter or, more literally, one who takes the heel or follows after. The extra letter is a personal spelling choice; the sound and the biblical meaning stay the same as in the standard Jacob.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jachob is an unusual respelling of Jacob, the great patriarch of the book of Genesis, whose Hebrew name means supplanter or one who follows after. While Jacob has been a perennial favorite, Jachob is a rare, individual spelling that appears in only small numbers. It keeps the sound and the deep biblical meaning of the original name.
Jachob was always rare, given to only about twenty boys a year even at its high around 2000, far below the classic Jacob. A boy named Jachob then would be in his twenties today.
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What does the name Jachob mean?
It is a respelling of Jacob, a Hebrew name meaning supplanter or one who follows after.
How do you pronounce Jachob?
It is said JAY-kub /ˈdʒeɪ.kəb/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Jachob a boy or girl name?
Jachob is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Jachob?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its high around the year two-thousand.