what does the name jacob mean in english
The name Jacob is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Jacob is: That supplants, undermines, the heel. The name Jacob is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Jacob is: That supplants, undermines, the heel. The name Jacob is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jacob is: He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
The meaning of Jacob is supplanter. Jacob is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ja-cob. Jacob is the anglicized form of the Latin Iacobus, which is a form of the Greek New Testament name Iakobos, itself a form of the Hebrew Old Testament name Ya-akov.