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First name Jake - Meaning, Origin and Rating

Boys name

Origin

English

Nameday

Meaning

actually meaning "He (God protect) should" but already in the Old Testament interpreted as Folk etymology "heel holder" and "he's cheating / he repressed" in the Old Testament is a son of Isaac and Jacob father of 12 sons, who create the 12 tribes of Israel, Jacob is said to have been held at the birth of his twin brother Esau in the heel, to become the first-born (hence the above name interpretations) in the New Testament are James the Younger and James the changes older two apostles Jesus

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7.53
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