Late Latin Iacomus

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Late Latin Iacomus is a medieval Latin given name that evolved into various European forms such as James, Jacques, and Giacomo.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin given name
given name
medieval Latin name
associatedWith Apostle James
Jacob
surface form: "Biblical Jacob"

Christian tradition
category Latin masculine given names
Names derived from Hebrew
Theophoric names
cognate Diego
Giacomo
Hamish
Iago
Jaakko
Jacobus
surface form: "Jacobo"

Giacomo
surface form: "Jacopo"

Jacques
Jaime
Jacob
surface form: "Jakob"

Jakub
James
Seamus
Tiago
derivedFrom Jacob
surface form: "Iacobus"

Jacobus
developedInto English James
Galician Iago
Italian Giacomo
Old French Jacques
Old French James
Portuguese Tiago
Spanish Jaime
etymologicalRoot Jacobus
surface form: "Iacobus"

Jacobus
gender masculine
hasVariant Jacomus
Jacomus
surface form: "Yacomus"
languageOfOrigin Medieval Latin
surface form: "Late Latin"
meaning Jacob
regionOfUse Western Christianity
surface form: "Latin Christendom"

Western Europe
script Latin alphabet
shortenedFormOf Jacobus
surface form: "Iacobus"
timePeriod Late Antiquity
Middle Ages
ultimatelyFrom Biblical Hebrew Yaʿaqov
Jacob
surface form: "Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov)"
usedAs baptismal name
saints name
usedIn medieval Latin texts

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galician Iago derivedFrom Late Latin Iacomus
this entity surface form: "Latin Iacomus"
James isDerivedFrom Late Latin Iacomus

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