Akiva or Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated i ...

from he, יַעֲקֹב, and thus cognate to English

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ...

. Among Jews, "Ya'akov" and "Akiva" - though essentially variants of the same name - are treated as completely separate, arousing different historical and religious associations: the one recalls the Biblical Patriarch

, the other relates to the Roman period

Rabbi Akiva Akiva ben Yosef ( Mishnaic Hebrew: ''ʿĂqīvāʾ ben Yōsēf''; – 28 September 135 CE), also known as Rabbi Akiva (), was a leading Jewish scholar and sage, a '' tanna'' of the latter part of the first century and the beginning of the second ...

Akiva

(c. 50 – c. 135 AD), Judean religious leader * Akiva Eger (1761–1837), central European religious leader *

Akiva Ehrenfeld Akiva Ehrenfeld ( he, עקיבא עהרענפעלד) (1923 – 16 August 2012) was an Orthodox Jewish rabbi who helped establish the Kiryat Mattersdorf and Unsdorf neighborhoods of northern Jerusalem."Harav Akiva Ehrenfeld, zt"l". ''Hamodia'' Isr ...

(1923–2012), president of

Kiryat Mattersdorf Kiryat Mattersdorf ( he, קרית מטרסדורף) is a Haredi neighborhood in Jerusalem. It is located on the northern edge of the mountain plateau on which central Jerusalem lies. It is named after Mattersburg (formerly ''Mattersdorf''), a town ...

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Akiva Eiger Rabbi Akiva Eiger (, also spelled Eger; , yi, עקיבא אייגער), or Akiva Güns (17611837) was an outstanding Talmudic scholar, influential halakhic decisor and foremost leader of European Jewry during the early 19th century. He was also ...

(1761–1837), Polish Talmudic scholar and rabbi *

Akiva Eldar Akiva Eldar ( he, עקיבא אלדר; born 27 November 1945) is a political analyst, author and contributor to Israeli daily Haaretz. He was chief political columnist, editorial writer and US Bureau Chief for the paper,Akiva Frankfurt Akiva ben Jacob Frankfurt (; died 1597), also known as Akiva ben Jacob Günzburg (), was a German poet and rabbi. He was the son of Jacob Flesch of Prague, and the son-in-law of Rabbi Simeon Günzburg of Frankfurt, with whose congregation he was ...

(died 1597), German poet and rabbi *

Akiva Goldsman Akiva J. Goldsman (born July 7, 1962) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making motion pictures and adaptations of popular novels. Goldsman's filmography as a screenwriter includes '' The Client''; ''Batman Forever'' and its sequel '' Ba ...

(born 1962), American writer * Akiva Govrin (1902–1980), Israeli politician *

Akiva Grunblatt Rabbi Akiva Grunblatt is an Orthodox rabbi who as co-rosh yeshiva (dean) heads the Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yisrael Meir HaKohen (Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim) in Flushing, New York. (The other co-rosh yeshivas are Rabbi Dovid Harris Rabbi Dovid Harris (b ...

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fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

2000s), American religious leader *

Akiva ha-Kohen Akiva ben Menaḥem ha-Kohen of Ofen (died 1496) was a Jewish scholar who lived in Hungary and Bohemia in the second half of the fifteenth century. He is the first rabbi in Buda whose name is recorded. Epigraphs of members of the family in Pra ...

(died 1496), Hungarian scholar and rabbi * Akiva Baer ben Joseph (died 1724), Viennese Talmudist and kabbalistic writer * Akiva Librecht (1876–1958), Israeli politician *

Akiva Nof Akiva Nof ( he, עקיבא נוף, born 2 December 1936) is an Israeli poet and songwriter, composer, politician, lawyer and a journalist, who served three terms as a member of the Knesset between 1974 and 1984. Biography Nof was born Akiva Napa ...

(born 1936), Israeli politician & songwriter * Akiva Orr (born 1931), Israeli writer & political *

Akiva Schaffer Akiva D. Schaffer (; born December 1, 1977) is an American film director, comedian, actor, and writer. He is a member of the comedy group The Lonely Island along with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone. He began his career with The Lonely Island mak ...

(born 1977), American writer & comedian *

Akiva Yosef Schlesinger Akiva Yosef Schlesinger (1838-1922) (Hebrew: עקיבא יוסף שלזינגר) was a noted Orthodox Jewish rabbi who served as the rabbinical leader of what was then Pressburg, Hungary but what is now Bratislava, Slovakia. Early years Schlesinger ...

(1838–1922), Hungarian Orthodox Jewish rabbi * Akiva Tatz (fl. c. 2000), a South African religious leader & writer * Akiva Tor, Israeli diplomat and politician * Akiva Aryeh Weiss (1868–1947), Zionist activist, architect, and city planner * Akiva Vroman (1912–1989), Israeli geologist * Akiva Weingarten (born 1984), German-American liberal rabbi * Akiva Yaglom (1921–2007), Soviet & Russian scientist

Akiba

* Akiba Eisenberg (1908–1983), Hungarian rabbi * Akiba Lehren (1795–1876), Dutch banker * Akiba ben Judah Loeb (18th century), German rabbi *

Akiba McKinney Akiba McKinney (born March 9, 1979) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump. She finished in third place at the U.S. Olympic trials The United States Olympic Trials are competitions held in certain sports ...

(born 1979), American long jumper *

Akiba Rubinstein Akiba Kiwelowicz Rubinstein (1 December 1880 – 14 March 1961) was a Polish chess player. He is considered to have been one of the greatest players never to have become World Chess Champion. Rubinstein was granted the title International Grandma ...

(1882–1961), Polish-Jewish chess Grandmaster

Fictional characters

* Akiva Shtisel, main character in the television series '' Shtisel'' * Akiva, a

seraph A seraph (, "burning one"; plural seraphim ) is a type of celestial or heavenly being originating in Ancient Judaism. The term plays a role in subsequent Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Tradition places seraphim in the highest rank in Chris ...

and main character on the American fantasy novel Daughter of Smoke and Bone {{given name, Akiva Jewish masculine given names