At a Glance
- Meaning
- Supplanter, heel-grabber
- Origin
- Finnish (form of Jacob)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- YAHK-koh
Jaakko is a Finnish (form of Jacob) boy's name meaning “supplanter, heel-grabber”. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Baby Boy Names That Start with J.
Meaning & Origin of Jaakko
Meaning: Supplanter, heel-grabber.
Origin: Finnish (form of Jacob).
A common claim: Jaakko/Jacob is said to mean 'supplanter.' Actually: This meaning is itself a Biblical wordplay on 'heel' in Genesis; linguists lean toward a theophoric meaning like 'God protects' instead.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jaakko
YAHK-kohIPA /ˈjɑːkːo/
Popularity of Jaakko
Jaakko doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Jaakko
Similar Names
Juhani · Jukka · Jari · Jiri · Jaan · Jakub
