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SOURCE REFERENCE NAME IN THE PHILIPPINES

Yacob.

Source record · spelling, documented use and references

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Gender context
Not classified
Letters
5
Words
1
Syllables / divisions
Not verified
First letter
Y
Sources
2

Synthetic Filipino reading. Personal and regional pronunciations can differ.

SOURCE RECORD

The record for Yacob

Yacob appears in 1 eligible record in the OpenHalalan transcription of COMELEC’s 2001 elected-candidate lists. The recorded spelling is kept separate from other spellings.

This documents a source-reported name form, not a lexical meaning, a birth count, or a national popularity rank.

Pronunciation & syllables

A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.

Use in Philippine-linked records

Public-record transcription

1

eligible source records · 2001

This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.

OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗

PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS

Yacob in the birth records

Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.

No exact-spelling count for Yacob appears in the PSA name tables included here. This does not mean zero births or prove that the name is rare.

Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →

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What rhymes with Yacob?

No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.

Names with a similar written ending

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AcobJacob

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  1. OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)

    Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.

  2. COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)

    Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.