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Jaak

Olivia Musembi
By Olivia Musembi Senior Content Writer
Updated: Aug 22, 2024 | 👁️ 12 Views | 🔊 13 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Sivaguru Ayyadurai (Chief Content Creator)

Gender: Male

Origin: Estonian, Australian

Meaning: Jaak means 'supplanter' and has biblical origins.

Pronunciation: YAAK, /jɑːk/, JH AA K

Popularity Rank: #49,012

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  • 1. Jaak Meanings
  • 2. Jaak Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Jaak
  • 4. Translations of Jaak
  • 5. Jaak Name Popularity
  • 6. Famous People with Name Jaak
  • 7. Jaak Name Poster
  • 8. Names similar to Jaak

Jaak Meanings

  • Jaak means 'supplanter' and has biblical origins.
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    olivia on August 22, 2024
  • Supplanter
  • Origin - Estonian
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    olivia on August 22, 2024
  • Origin - Australian

Jaak is a variant of the name Jacob, which means 'supplanter' in Hebrew. It is believed to have biblical origins.

The name Jaak is of Estonian, Australian origin and means Jaak means 'supplanter' and has biblical origins., Supplanter. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Jaak is commonly found in Belgium, Estonia, Saudi Arabia, and 46 more countries.

Jaak Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: YAAK

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /jɑːk/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: JH AA K

JH: Pronounce as in "joke" (JH OW K)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Jaak Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Jaak is recorded 620 times globally, ranking it as the 49,012th most common name worldwide.

Jaak is most prevalent in Belgium, with 365 occurrences, making it the 1,273th most popular name in the country.

In Estonia, the name Jaak is found among 1 in every 299 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Jaak Popularity by Country

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Belgium#1,2731 : 791
Estonia#4151 : 299
Saudi Arabia#64,0521 : 120,508
Netherlands#12,9381 : 17,245

List of countries the name Jaak is rarely found

Famous People with Name Jaak

  • Jaak Aab is a Politician from Estonia.
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  • Jaak Boon is a Film from Belgium.
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  • Jaak De Voght is a Actor from Belgium.
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  • Jaak Tamm is a Politician from Estonia.
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  • Jaak Van Assche is a Actor from Belgium.
  • Jaak Van Driessche is a Rower from Belgium.
  • Jaak Vandemeulebroucke is a Politician from Belgium.
  • Jaak de Wit is a Football from Netherlands.
  • Jaak van Velthoven is a Rider from Belgium.
  • Jaak van Wijck is a Painter from Netherlands.
  • Jaak-Heinrich Jagor
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    Jaakko Frösén is a Philologist from Finland.
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  • Jaakko Hintikka is a Philosopher from Finland.
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  • Jaakko Hänninen
    Jaakko Hänninen is a Sport from Finland.
  • Jaakko Ilkka is a Peasant from Sweden.
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