Yagub as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yagub

What is the meaning of the name Yagub ?

The baby name Yagub is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /jaˈɡub/; respelling: 'YAH-goob'.

Yagub is Hebrew in Origin.

Yagub is a Turkic-Caucasian form of the name Jacob, ultimately from Hebrew Ya‘aqov, derived from the Semitic root ʿ-q-b meaning “heel” or “to follow/supplant”; hence the traditional sense “holder of the heel” or “supplanter.” Via Biblical and Near Eastern transmission, the name entered Arabic as Ya‘qub and spread across Islamic and neighboring cultures; in Azerbaijani orthography it appears as Yagub/Yaqub, with g/q reflecting regional pronunciation.

Used across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities to honor the patriarch Jacob - the father of the Twelve Tribes - and the Qur’anic prophet Ya‘qub, the name has long-standing currency in the Caucasus, Anatolia, and Central Asia. Variants include Yaqub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub, Yakub, Yakup (Turkish), Yaqub/Ya‘qub (Arabic), Jacob/Jakob (Western and Germanic), Jakub (Slavic), Iakob (Georgian), Yakov (Russian), and James as the English derivative. Diminutives vary by language but are uncommon for Yagub itself.

⚙ Yagub is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 100 recorded uses across 17 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.