Jákup is a
Faroese masculine
given name
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, a cognate of the names
Jacob
Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...
and
James
James may refer to:
People
* James (given name)
* James (surname)
* James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician
* James, brother of Jesus
* King James (disambiguation), various kings named James
* Prince Ja ...
. People with the name Jákup include:
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Jákup á Borg
Jákup á Borg (born 26 October 1979) is a Faroese football manager and former footballer (midfielder or striker) He last played for Faroe Islands Premier League team B36 Tórshavn, and currently manages B68 Toftir.
Club career
Once hailed as ...
(born 1979), Faroese footballer
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Jákup Dahl
Jákup Dahl (English and German ''Jacob Dahl'') (5 June 1878 – 5 June 1944) was a Faroese Provost and Bible translator. In 1908 he became known as a linguist with the first Faroese grammar lessons for school students.
Life and work
Dahl ...
(1878-1944), Faroese Provost and Bible translator
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Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen
Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen (24 April 1932 – 19 April 2021) was the leading architect of the Faroe Islands. He was also a graphic artist and author of publications about the Faroese church.
Life and career
Jákup Pauli was born in 1932 to the ...
(born 1932), Faroese architect
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Jákup Jakobsen, (1864-1918), Faroese linguist and literary scholar
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Jákup Jógvansson
Jákup Jógvansson was Lawman of the Faroe Islands from 1677 to 1679.
Jákup Jógvansson was Faroese, and son of former Lawman Jógvan Poulsen. Jákup had also been a sysselmann (sheriff) on Sandoy
Sandoy ("Sand Island") is the first of the ...
(16??-16??), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1677 to 1679
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Jákup Mikkelsen
Jákup Nolsøe Mikkelsen (born 14 August 1970) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 522 league appearances in representing six clubs in a career spanning 25 years, also representing his country at international lev ...
(born 1970), Faroese footballer
Faroese masculine given names
Masculine given names
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