# Jakov

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**Jakov** (Sr-cyrl: Јаков, jâkoʋ) is a masculine given name of Biblical origin and a saints' name.[1] It is cognate to [Jakob](/source/Jakob_(given_name)), [Yakov](/source/Yakov), [Jacob](/source/Jacob_(name)) and [James](/source/James_(given_name)). It is often found in [Croatia](/source/Croatia) and [Serbia](/source/Serbia), and also appears elsewhere.

The name Jacob is of Hebrew origin and means "God protects" and is also a Latin derivative of the original Hebrew name Jakow, which comes from the word Akev and literally translates as "heel".[citation needed]

According to the 2021 population census, 11,555 people with the name Jakov live in Croatia.[2][3]

The nicknames derived from this name include [Jakša](/source/Jak%C5%A1a), Jakica, Jako and Jaki.[1]

Notable people with the name include:

- [Jakov (bishop)](/source/Jakov_(bishop)), Serbian medieval archbishop
- [Jakov Bienenfeld](/source/Jakov_Bienenfeld), Croatian entrepreneur and developer
- [Jakov Brdar](/source/Jakov_Brdar), Slovenian-Bosnian sculptor
- [Jakov Cindro](/source/Jakov_Cindro), Croatian politician
- [Jakov Fak](/source/Jakov_Fak), Croatian-Slovenian biathlete
- [Jakov Filipović](/source/Jakov_Filipovi%C4%87), Croatian football player
- [Jakov Geller](/source/Jakov_Geller), Russian chess player (cf. [list of chess grandmasters](/source/List_of_chess_grandmasters))
- [Jakov Gojun](/source/Jakov_Gojun), Croatian handball player
- [Jakov Gotovac](/source/Jakov_Gotovac), Croatian composer and conductor
- [Jakov Grcić](/source/Jakov_Grci%C4%87), Croatian futsal player
- [Jakov Ignjatović](/source/Jakov_Ignjatovi%C4%87), Serbian-Hungarian novelist and prose writer
- [Jakov Lind](/source/Jakov_Lind), Austrian-British writer
- [Jakov Mikalja](/source/Jakov_Mikalja), Italian linguist and lexicographer of Slavic ancestry
- [Jakov Nenadović](/source/Jakov_Nenadovi%C4%87), Serbian military commander and politician
- [Jakov Sedlar](/source/Jakov_Sedlar), Croatian film director and producer
- [Jakov Surać](/source/Jakov_Sura%C4%87), Croatian football player
- [Jakov Vladović](/source/Jakov_Vladovi%C4%87), Croatian basketball player
- [Jakov Vranković](/source/Jakov_Vrankovi%C4%87), Croatian handball player
- [Jakov Xoxa](/source/Jakov_Xoxa), Albanian writer
- [Ivan Jakov Džoni](/source/Ivan_Jakov_D%C5%BEoni), Croatian football player

## See also

- [Jakovljević](/source/Jakovljevi%C4%87)
- [Jakov Polje](/source/Jakov_Polje)

## References

1. ["Jȁkov"](https://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=fVdhURE%3D&keyword=Jakov) (in Croatian). *Hrvatski jezični portal*. Znanje and [Srce](/source/University_Computing_Centre). Retrieved 21 February 2025.

1. ["Ovo se ime na Balkanu pojavilo u 13. stoljeću, a 2023. ga je dobilo čak 488 beba"](https://www.index.hr/mame/clanak/ovo-se-ime-na-balkanu-pojavilo-u-13-stoljecu-a-2023-ga-je-dobilo-cak-488-beba/2586810.aspx) (in Croatian). *www.index.hr*. Retrieved 2024-09-21.

1. Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. *Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena* (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 31.

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