name
Yacouba
yah-KOO-bah
/jɑːˈkuːbɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
yacouba
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Zarma/Songhay (Niger/Burkina Faso); from Arabic Yaqub
- Meaning
- West African form of Jacob/James; he who supplants; follows in the heel
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Yakuba, Yakouba
Common mispronunciations
Saying yah-KOH-bah; the 'ou' is a long 'oo' sound
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress on the second; 'cou' sounds like 'koo'
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