Yakoub as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yakoub

What is the meaning of the name Yakoub ?

The baby name Yakoub is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /jaˈkuːb/ (yah-KOOB).

Yakoub is Arabic in Origin.

Yakoub is a Maghrebi, French-influenced transliteration of the Arabic Ya‘qūb (يعقوب), the Qur’anic and Arabic form of Hebrew Yaʿaqov (יַעֲקֹב). The root relates to ‘aqev, “heel,” and ‘aqav, “to follow/supplant,” yielding the traditional meanings “heel-holder” or “supplanter.” In scripture he is the patriarch Jacob, and in Islamic tradition the prophet Ya‘qūb, father of Yusuf (Joseph), which gives the name enduring religious resonance across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures.

The name has been used continuously in Arabic-speaking regions from the early Islamic period to today. Notable bearers include the philosopher Ya‘qūb ibn Ishāq al-Kindī and the Almohad caliph Abu Yusuf Ya‘qūb al-Mansur. Regional spellings include Ya‘qoub, Yaqoub, Yaqoob, Yacoub, and Yakub; related forms and cognates are Jacob (English), Jakob (German/Scandinavian), Jacques (French), Giacomo (Italian), Yaakov (Hebrew), Yakov (Russian), Jakub (Slavic), and Iago/Tiago (Iberian).