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The baby name Jaak is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jaːk/ (respelling: "yahk").

Jaak is Dutch, Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Dutch, Hebrew
Pronunciation: /jaːk/ (respelling: "yahk")

What is the meaning of the name Jaak ?

The baby name Jaak is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jaːk/ (respelling: "yahk").

Jaak is Dutch, Hebrew in Origin.

Jaak is the Estonian and Flemish vernacular form of Jacob/James, descending from Hebrew Ya'akov via Greek Iakobos and Latin Iacobus/Jacobus. The underlying meaning is commonly given as "heel-holder" or "supplanter," from the Hebrew root 'qb.

In Estonia, Jaak has been documented since the Lutheran era and became a staple masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries; in Flanders it functions as a familiar form of Jacobus, long used in parish records and civic life. Related forms and cognates include Estonian Jaagup; Finnish Jaakko; German and Scandinavian Jakob; Polish/Czech/Slovak Jakub; Russian Yakov; Dutch Jaap and Koos; English Jacob and James; French Jacques; Italian Iacopo/Giacomo; Spanish Jacobo and Jaime; Portuguese Tiago; Welsh Iago; Irish Seamus and Scottish Hamish. The broad family owes its spread to the medieval veneration of St. James, giving Jaak a quietly traditional, pan-European pedigree.

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Famous people with the name Jaak

Jaak Joala Musician · Born 1950 · Estonia Jaak Joala was an Estonian singer best known as one of the country’s most popular music stars. He performed with the bands Kristallid and Virmalised, and he started out as a flautist before also becoming a singer and bass guitarist.

Jaak – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
EE 0 #32 6 1,051
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
EE Boys 0 #91 36 2,087
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
SA 0 #311 2 10,560
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
YE 0 #398 1 8,639
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
LY 0 #557 3 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #657 11 13,071
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
SY 0 #712 17 11,684
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
OM Boys 0 #913 6 17,948
EG Boys 0 #917 9 15,035
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
NL Boys 0 #930 22 5,873
CO Boys 0 #981 1 15,656
BR Girls 0 #990 3 12,708
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,031 3 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MA 0 #1,116 13 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
DZ 0 #1,163 14 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,270 3 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,594 21 28,008

Jaak is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
BD
Flanders, Belgium
BH
BO

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People also ask about Jaak

Jaak is predominantly a boy's name.
Jaak is a one syllable name, pronounced /jaːk/ (respelling: "yahk").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jakob, Jacob, Jaakko, Jaako, Jaakob and Jacek.
Jaak is a name of Dutch origin, traditionally used in the Netherlands. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within the Netherlands and its diaspora communities.
Yes — 1 notable people named Jaak are in our database, including Jaak Joala (Musician).