Original Hebrew form: Ya'aqov [יַעֲקֹב] (ya-ah-kov)
Greek form: Iacobus [ Ιακωβος] (ya-COH-boos)
Later Latin form: Iacomus (YA-coh-moos)
Modern versions:
- Cobus (KOH-bus)--Dutch
- Diego (dee-AY-go)--Spanish (via Santiago, an elision of Santo [Saint] Yago)
- Giacomo (JAH-koh-moh)--Italian
- Hamish (HAY-mish)--Scottish (from James)
- Iago (ee-AH-goh)--Galician & Welsh
- Jacques (ZHAHK)--French
- Jago (JAY-goh)--Cornish
- Jaime (HYE-may)--Spanish (from James)
- Jaime (ZHIME)--Portuguese (from James)
- James (JAYMZ)--English (via the late Latin Iacomus)
- Japik (YAH-pik)--Frisian
- Jaume (ZHOW-meh)--Catalan (from James)
- Jem (JEM)--medieval English (from James)
- Kimo (kee-moh)--Hawaiian (from James)
- Seamus (SHAY-mus)--Irish (from James)
- Tiago (tee-AH-go)--Portuguese (via Santiago)
- Xanti (SHAHN-tee)--Basque (via Santiago)
- Yago (YAH-goh)--Spanish
- Yacov (YAH-kof)--Bulgarian & Russian
- Giachetta (jah-KET-tah)--Italian
- Jacomina (ZHAK-oh-mee-nah)--Dutch
- Jacqueline (zhak-a-LEEN)--French
- Jamesina (JAY-meh-SEE-nah)--Scottish (from James)
- Jayma (JAY-mah)--English (from James)
- Zaklina (zhak-LEE-nah)--Croatian & Polish
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