Iacobus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Iācōpus (Epigraphic Latin)
• Jācōbus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i̯aːˈkoː.bus/, [i̯äːˈkoːbʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /jaˈko.bus/, [jäˈkɔːbus]

Proper noun

Iācōbus m (genitive Iācōbī); second declension

1. 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
• → 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
• ⇒ 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
      • Afrikaans: Cobus, Kobus, Jaco, Jako, Koos
• → 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
    • → Chinese: → 雅克 (Yǎkè) (transliteration)
  • ⇒ 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 Galician-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)
        • → Chinese: → 詹姆斯 (Zhānmǔsī) (transliteration)
        • → 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 Galician-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 Galician-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