Jakobus
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jakobus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jakobus' or Jakobi)
- (biblical) James (one of several New Testament personalities, especially the apostle James the Greater)
Usage notes edit
- Following the original Greek, German New Testaments distinguish between Jakobus (“James”) and Jakob (“Jacob, son of Isaac”). As a given name, however, only the latter is generally used (even if the naming is after the apostle).