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YAKOV

Russian and Bulgarian form of JACOB (or JAMES), and a Hebrew variant transcription of YAAKOV.


Usage: Bulgarian, Hebrew, Russian
Short Forms: KAPEL, KOPPEL, YANKEL, YASHA
Variants: AKIBA, AKIVA, JACOB, YAAKOV
Feminine Forms: ZHAKLINA
Famous People: Yakov Sverdlovwiki (Politician, 1885, Russia)