Comments for JAKOB:

Jakob captures the heart of Jacob, but with this (legitimate) spelling it goes beyond the ordinary & gives an old classic a new start.

-- Anonymous User  8/14/2005

One of the Brothers Grimm, best known for their German fairy tales, was named Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm.

-- ars musica  12/3/2005

This is a great name! I know a very cute boy named Jakob, pronounced Ya-kob.

-- Anonymous User  3/31/2006

In Norway we pronounce it Yakk-op. In Norwegian, James Potter is Jakob Potter. It's weird, especially since my dad also has that name. ;)

-- Anonymous User  5/18/2006

German pronunciation: YAH-kob.

-- JHK  9/3/2006

I prefer the spelling Jacob.

-- Anonymous User  10/10/2006

I named my second son Jakob, it's a very masculine name, and spelled with the k it puts a new modern spin on it. Also Billy Joe Armstrong's (lead singer for Green Day) second son is named Jakob Danger, which we thought was pretty cool.

-- mumzzeeof3  10/17/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Jakob here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

-- _satu_  10/24/2006

My younger brother is named Jakob. Most of the time we pronounce it as Jacob, but when he's in trouble my father pronounces it YAH-kob. I think it's a very good name for him.

-- Anonymous User  11/7/2006

I personally prefer this spelling to Jacob very much, although it seems more ethnic, like you'd have to pronounce it the German way or something.

-- Anonymous User  3/29/2007

I think this is a cute girl name.

-- Anonymous User  4/5/2007

I do NOT like this as a girls' name. Take the surnames, but leave the classic male names alone. Would that the boys could borrow girl names as easily.

-- Anonymous User  4/9/2007

This name can also be pronounced the American way: Jay-cub.

-- Likeyeahwhatev  2/27/2009

Jakob Dylan--lead singer of the Wallflowers and Bob Dylan's son.

-- Kayla_christine  3/12/2009

This name is also used in Croatia. [noted -ed]

-- goricar  11/11/2009

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