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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Jacoba f. Fem. of Jacob.

The name of a 13th C Italian saint.

In England, Latin Jacoba often represented vernacular James, which was used by both men and women. For more information, see Withycombe s.n. Jacoba.

England
Early Modern English
◑ 1556 Jacobin StAnthonlin p. 11; 1562 Jakett BarnstapleBap p. 12; 1563 Jackett COmar-vol2 p. 47
France
Old French
◑ 1296 Jaqueline paris1296 p. 11; 1313 Jacqueline Paris1313 p. 9, Jaqueline ibid. p. 6
Middle French
◑ 1421 Jaquette favier 1098; 1438 Jaquete ibid. p. 291, Jaquette ibid. 209
Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Iacoba (nom) BBC-Berg 96; 1348 Iacobam (acc) INP 19, Iacobe (gen) ibid. 19; 1522x1532 Iacoba (nom) DSF p. 57, 18
Scotland
Latin
● 1388 Jacoba (nom) morton-vol1 9, Jacobam (acc) ibid. 9, Jacobe (gen) ibid. 9
Switzerland
Latin
◑ 14thCx1478 Jaqueta (nom) Ob-SPVn (153), Jaquete (gen) ibid. (78); 1343 Jacoleta (nom) ibid. (145)
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Jacoba". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Jacoba.