"Jacobs" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/ Audio: En-au-Jacobs.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jacobs
  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.
    Sense id: en-Jacobs-en-name-c4cyR5mL Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place in the United States:
    A southern neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
    Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in Louisville, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Jacobs-en-name-RsizzVAE Categories (other): Neighborhoods in Kentucky, USA
  3. A place in the United States:
    A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin, named after William H. Jacobs.
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Jacobs-en-name-RhdnBfZt
  4. A place in the United States:
    Former name of Port Providence, Pennsylvania.
    Categories (topical): Genitalia Categories (place): Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Jacobs-en-name-pk4dYPqf Disambiguation of Genitalia: 12 16 16 33 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 13 38 21 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 14 14 30 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gould-Jacobs reaction, Jacobs bogie, Jacobsian
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/ Audio: En-au-Jacobs.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Cockney rhyming slang - Jacob's Cream Crackers (a brand of crackers) = knackers Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Jacobs pl (plural only)
  1. (UK, slang) Testicles (sometimes spelt Jacob's). Tags: UK, plural, plural-only, slang Synonyms: jacobs
    Sense id: en-Jacobs-en-noun-0PQ~9mGh Categories (other): British English, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 12 13 25 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Jacobs meaning in English (6.8kB)

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