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Jacob vs. Jakob

Hi everyone, I usually prefer traditional spellings, but I am liking Jakob (with a k, like Bob Dylan’s son) as opposed to Jacob. My question is this: Is Jakob too "out there" or trendy looking? Does it look made up? Should we just stick with Jacob, or is Jakob also acceptable? Thanks!

The Top Baby Name is...

Jacob

30%

Jakob

70%

Poll created: Mar 27, 2010
Total Votes: 2879872
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It does look trendy to me, sorry. It just seems like you’re trying to do the whole K thing (you know, Khloe, Karson, Karter, etc).
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
Yeah, that’s what I was afraid of. I guess you can only get away with it if you’re Bob Dylan, haha.
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
If pronounced the common way, I’d go with Jacob. Jakob’s spelling makes me think it’s Eastern European ("Yah-kob"). People will get used to either way, though
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
actually Eastern European name is Yakov :)) fyi
(Yah-kav)
posted by Katya :: 15 years ago | report
I like both so I’m no help!:)
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
and also Yakov is not east.euro. its hebrew originally
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
If you go with Jakob, your son would have his name misspelled a lot and he will have to tell everyone that it is with a K. I would spare him the headaches and go with Jacob.
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
i like it with a k because its not so common it is speicle
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
I’d go with Jacob but i’ve seen it with a K many times. With Jakob your son will always be spelling his name for people.
posted by Sami Marie :: 15 years ago | report
i like jakob because it is more unique and different i also like it because then you can have the nn jake and it is spelled just like your name
posted by guest :: 15 years ago | report
I am thinking about the spelling too. Here in Northern Europe we spell it mostly with a k, and for my eye it looks much better, even though I usually love the letter c... But the pronunciation here is not as cool and strong as we pronounce the first letter like \"ya\" in Yamamoto.. That\’s why we will probably choose the c-version.. Do you think Jacob John sounds good?
posted by Eliza :: 11 years ago | report
I can not believe how many votes this has
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
This poll is lit
posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
I'm posting a comment as guest?
posted by Guest :: 8 years ago | report
How so many votes
posted by Shawn :: 7 years ago | report
OH MY GOD. THE VOTES. THE VOTES.
posted by Loche :: 6 years ago | report
How many votes??? 😂
posted by SoonToBeMommy :: 6 years ago | report
THE VOTES!!
posted by W :: 6 years ago | report
How the hell did you get 2 million votes??
posted by Tf is going on :: 5 years ago | report
That is SO many... i wonder what they ended up naming their kid... This post was posted 9 years ago ish

2 million votes... OMG
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
THE VOTES... I feel like aomebody voted like a thousand times on here because the 2nd highest # of votes is only like 4000
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
Exactly
I wonder if their kid is Jacob or Jakob, or something else
posted by Potato :: 5 years ago | report
WOAH!!!! they hit the share button wayyy too many times lol
posted by Loren :: 5 years ago | report
My birth name is "Jacob" but as a young adult I started using "Jakob" as a means of getting better email and social media tags. Somehow my particular first and last name combination using the "c" spelling always ended up with added numbers at the end of the name.
I have come to learn that "Jakob" is actually the form that is closer to what was used by my ancestors. It isn't new. It is actually a return to an older usage.
posted by Jakob :: 4 years ago | report
That guy (me) used actually more than he intended to but he doesn't know how to edit his comment. Hahahaha
posted by Jakob :: 4 years ago | report
Woah why does this have over 2 million likes lol. How did that happen
posted by Grace :: 4 years ago | report
We named our son Jakob because my wife wanted Jake, but I didn't. Jakob was the compromise!
posted by Jakob's dad :: 4 years ago | report
Wait, how old is your son? I saw the poll from 2010, but he said in his comment "a young adult"
posted by Kay :: 4 years ago | report
Oh my Gosh! 2 million!?!?
posted by WHAT :: 4 years ago | report
That's a lot of votes
posted by Sadie :: 3 years ago | report
I know a kid named Jakob
posted by Ren :: 3 years ago | report
Interesting to see this poll. When I was a teenager I had a crush on Bob Dylan's son. I said that when I have a kid I'm gonna name him Jakob with a K. Well, many years later, I did just that. I like that it seperates him from the 5,000 other Jake's on the playground.
posted by Luke Jake :: 3 years ago | report
Wow! 2879872 votes! This is impossible!
posted by Ezmia Banack :: 2 years ago | report
Who voted like a million times??
posted by Annabeth :: 1 year ago | report

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