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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Late Latin Iacomus canonical 1
Latin Iacomus 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin given name
given name
medieval Latin name
associatedWith Apostle James
Biblical Jacob
linked to: Jacob

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

Jacopo
linked to: Giacomo

Jacques
Jaime
Jakob
linked to: Jacob

Jakub
James
Seamus
Tiago
derivedFrom Iacobus
linked to: Jacob

Jacobus
developedInto English James
Galician Iago
Italian Giacomo
Old French Jacques
Old French James
Portuguese Tiago
Spanish Jaime
etymologicalRoot Iacobus
linked to: Jacobus

Jacobus
gender masculine
hasVariant Jacomus
Yacomus
linked to: Jacomus
languageOfOrigin Late Latin
linked to: Medieval Latin
meaning Jacob
regionOfUse Latin Christendom
Western Europe
script Latin alphabet
shortenedFormOf Iacobus
linked to: Jacobus
timePeriod Late Antiquity
Middle Ages
ultimatelyFrom Biblical Hebrew Yaʿaqov
Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov)
linked to: Jacob
usedAs baptismal name
saints name
usedIn medieval Latin texts

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

James isDerivedFrom Late Latin Iacomus
Galician Iago derivedFrom Latin Iacomus
linked to: Late Latin Iacomus