Yakub

Yakub (Arabic: يعقوب, also transliterated as Yaghoub, Yaqoob, Yaqoub and Yaqub) is the Arabic version of Jacob, the name of a biblical patriarch also venerated as a Prophet of Islam (see Jacob in Islam) and hence commonly used as a male given name in Arab and Muslim societies. It is also used as a surname.

Nation of Islam

Other people with this given name

Medieval times

Modern times

People with this surname

See also