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Jēkabs
GenderMale
Origin
Region of originLatvia
Other names
Related namesJacob, Jakob, Yakov, Jake

Jēkabs is a Latvian masculine given name; it a cognate of the English-language name Jacob and may refer to:

  • Jēkabs Alksnis (1897–1938), Latvian Soviet commander of Red Army Air Forces from 1931 to 1937
  • Jēkabs Bīne (1895-1955), Latvian painter, stained glass artist, teacher and art critic
  • Jēkabs Bukse (1879–1942), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
  • Jēkabs Kazaks (1895–1920), Latvian modernist painter
  • Jēkabs Nākums (born 1972), Latvian biathlete
  • Jēkabs Peterss (1886–1938), Latvian Soviet communist revolutionary, Soviet politician and chekist
  • Jēkabs Rēdlihs (born 1982), Latvian ice hockey player