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Yaqub

Gender: Boy Meaning: Held by the heel Origin: Hebrew Pronunciation: Ya coob Related Names: No related names

Yaqub: Popularity

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200th+ most popular boys name in the UK

Unrecorded number of
births in 2008

User rating:  Star: on Star: on Star: on Star: off Star: off ( 3.35 from 34 votes )


Additional information about the name Yaqub:

This male name is the Hebrew version of the name Jacob and is mostly found in Muslim, Arabic and Persian names. This name has religious connotations as in the Bible Jacob is the son of Rebecca and Isaac who, with the aid of him mother tricked his father into allowing his elder brother the inheritance he deserved.

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