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13 famous people named Chacko found on Wikipedia.
Jacob is a common male first name and a less well-known surname. It is a cognate of James. Jacob is derived from Late Latin Iacobus, from Greek Ἰάκωβος Iakobos, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿqob, Yaʿaqov, Yaʿăqōḇ), the name of the Hebrew patriarch, Jacob son of Isaac and Rebecca. The name comes either from the Hebrew root עקב ʿqb meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", עֲקֵב ʿaqeb.
In the narrative of Genesis, it refers to the circumstances of Jacob's birth when he held on to the heel of his older twin brother Esau (Genesis 25:26). The name is etymologized (in direct speech by the character Esau) in Genesis 27:36, adding the significance of Jacob having "supplanted" his elder brother by buying his birthright.
In a Christian context, Jacob – James as reduced English form – is the name for several people in the New Testament: (1) apostle James, son of Zebedee, (2) another apostle James, son of Alphaeus, and (3) James the brother of Jesus (James the Just), who led the original Messianic Community in Jerusalem.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Shine Tom Chacko | 1983 | Actor |
2 | Ben Chacko | 1984 | |
3 | Chemmanam Chacko | 1926 | Indian writer |
4 | P. T. Chacko, Pullolil | 1915 | Indian politician |
5 | P. C. Chacko | 1946 | Indian politician |
6 | Chacko Vadaketh | Indian actor | |
7 | I. C. Chacko | 1875 | Indian geologist and philologist |
8 | Molly Chacko | 1969 | Indian distance runner |
9 | K T Chacko | 1947 | Indian civil servant |
10 | Dorothy Chacko | 1904 | |
11 | M. Mani Chacko | 1955 | |
12 | P. Chacko | Indian National Congress politician | |
13 | Mathai Chacko |