Akiba (given name)

Akiba is a Jewish-ethnic name, arising in Aramaic from Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב‎, and thus cognate to English Jacob. Notable people with the name include:

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Akiba ben Judah Loeb (18th century), German rabbi
Akiba Lehren (1795–1876), Dutch banker
Akiba Rubinstein (1882–1961), Polish-Jewish chess Grandmaster

See also

Akiva (given name)

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