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What does the surname Yakovlev mean? This surname is in the top ten most common in Russia, followed by eighth place. It came from the Orthodox name Jacob, which in Hebrew means означает following the trail, overcoming the barrier '. The names of Yakovenko, Yakovin, Yakovkin, Yakukhin, Yakushev, Yakushenko, Yakushevsky, Yakushin, Yakushkin, Yashaev, Yashanov, Yashin, Yashkin, Yashkov, Yashnov, Yashunin, Yashuninov, Yashurin are in the same row with her. The origin of the names Yakunikov, Yakunin, Yakunkin, Yakunnikov, Yakuntsov, Yakunchikov, Yakutin is debatable. The fact is that in addition to Jacob, there was a similar, but less popular, although recorded in the holy calendar, name Yakun. Their derivatives, diminutive and caressing forms coincided. For example, Yakunechka, Yakunka, Yakun could relate to both Jacob and Yakun. However, Yasha was also called Adrian and Jadwig. The surname Yashkin could also have another origin, Turkic: a yashka - this is what the Chuvash soup is called in Kazan. The surname Yakshin is also, possibly, of Turkic origin: from Yaksha, which means 'good'. Yakubov, Yakubovich, Yakubinsky, Yakubovsky, but of Belarusian-Ukrainian birth, where Yakov is called Yakub, belong to the 'Yakovlevsky nest'. Although it is impossible to exclude Turkic roots here: Yakub is the name of one of the 28 prophets taken by the Koran from the Bible. But Yakhno, Yakhnin, Yakhnov, Yakhnya can equally consider both the name Jacob (or rather, its derivative form) and Jan as their source. So try here to get to the roots of your surname ...

Version 2. The history of the origin of the surname Yakovlev.

Patronymic on behalf of in everyday Russian form Jacob (from the church Jacob). The possessive adjective Yakovlev ('son of Jacob') is formed by the suffix -ev. Belonging was expressed by two suffixes: j and s (s). while the consonant labial b, p, c, m, s, j changed to bl ', pl', ow ', ml', such as the names for -slavl from names for -slav: Yaroslavl-Yaroslavov (city). So in this case: yaks - yakovl - yakovlev.

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The surname Yakovlev was formed from the Jewish male name Yaakov (Yakov in Russian). Yaakov is the third forefather of the Jewish people, the greatest righteous son of Yitzhak and the ancestor. The owner of the surname Yakovleva can rightfully be proud of her ancestors, information about which is contained in various documents confirming the trace left by them in the history of Russia. Ik of the twelve tribes The church name Yakov served as the basis.Often, the ancient Slavs added the name of his father to the name of the newborn, thereby indicating belonging to a particular genus. This is due to the fact that there were relatively few baptismal names, and they were often repeated. The addition to the person's name in the form of a middle name helped solve the problem of identification. Surname Yakovlev / a - one of the most common surnames in Russia. According to B. Unbegown's calculations, at the beginning of the 20th century in St. Petersburg this surname occupied the eighth place in the frequency of use. The surname is a frozen form of the possessive adjective Yakovlev - 'son of Jacob.' Thus, the surname arose from the Orthodox name Jacob, which in Hebrew means 'walking on the trail, overcoming the barrier' or 'heel'. According to biblical legend, Jacob, the second born twin, grabbed his brother by the heel so as not to lag behind.