name
Yakubu
yah-KOO-boo
/jɑːˈkuːbuː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
yakubu
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Dagbani (Northern Ghana); from Arabic Yaqub (Jacob)
- Meaning
- He who supplants; derived from the biblical patriarch Jacob via Arabic and Hausa
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Yakub, Yaqub
Pronunciation tips
Stress the second syllable; 'ku' and 'bu' both have long 'oo' vowels
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