Jaap

OriginDutch variation of Jacob and James

Meaning"supplanter"

Also a girl's nameShow me Jaap as a girl's name

About Jaap

Jaap is a common if not exactly fashionable first name for boys' in The Netherlands. For more on Dutch names and their pronunciation, check out this specialty website: http://www.heardutchhere.net/names.html

Pronounced YAHP.

Editor's take: The name Jaap is a boy's name of Dutch origin.

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Famous Jaaps

Jakob "Jaap" Stam
Dutch football manager
Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop Scheffer
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Jaap Siewertsz van Reesema
Dutch pop singer
Jaap van Zweden
Dutch conductor
Jacob Albertus "Jaap" Marais
South African politician
Jaap van Lagen
Dutch racing driver
Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden
Dutch skater and cyclist
Jaap van Ginneken
Dutch psychologist

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