Came across an interesting variant on the [name_m]Jacob[/name_m]/[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] branch of names today- Jacobus. I hear the pretentiousness, but it’s growing on me. Plus it was fun to discover a name I’d never seen before. Thoughts?
I’ve never heard it before but I can’t say it’s my taste. I love finding names that are variants of classic and common names. I also love to see what names are etymologically related. According to behindthename [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u] share the same origin; Iacomus is a variant of Iacobus. Other names related to or branched from [name_m]Jacob[/name_m] include [name_u]Akiva[/name_u], [name_m]Jago[/name_m] and [name_m]Diego[/name_m].
I prefer [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] or [name_m]Jacobi[/name_m] – Jacobus sounds like a body part to me.
I don’t like it. [name_m]Just[/name_m] seems made up.
Thanks for sharing it! [name_u]Love[/name_u] seeing new names.
Can’t say I’m a fan, it just doesn’t have an attractive sound.
I’ll stick with [name_m]Jago[/name_m].
Jacobus is a Dutch name and the name of my grandfather. It is pronounced Yah-COH-buhs (COH as in coal/cole). I think it’s a great name.
It’s a bit Olde Worlde to me, but I suppose it could work. [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] is just as pretentious.