What does the name "Akiva" mean?

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It's a Jewish name.

Answer 1

AKIVA
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Jewish
Other Scripts: עֲקִיבָא (Hebrew)
Pronounced: ah-KEE-vah [key]
Variant of YAKOV. This was the name of a 1st-century Jewish sage

Answer 2

Akiva Name Meaning

Answer 3

Akiva is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "protect, shelter". Also variant of Yaakov.

Similar baby name suggestions for Akiva are Achav, Achiav, Yakov, Jakov and Iakov. Search for more names similar to Akiva starting with Ak-, Aki- or ending with -va, -iva.

Akiva is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname, according to the 1990 U.S. Census. Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Akiva.

Answer 4

The first web site below claims that "Akiva" and "Akiba" both mean "to take by the heel". This is what happened to Jacob during his birth with his twin Esau, as you can read in your Bible.

The second web site claims that "Akiva" means "protect, shelter" and that it is a variation of Jacob etc.

Answer 5

Akiva Goldsman wrote and produced many movies. A few are Batman and Robin
Batman Forever
The DaVinci Code
Lost in Space
and many ,many more

But that wasn't your question was it? Don't know what it means, just that, like you said, it is Jewish

Answer 6

I found a list of jewish names. It doesn't have the name Akiva.
But It says that Akiva means the supplanter. Its a boy name. Ans its origin is Hebrew.
Check this two website.
http://www.babynamenetwork.com/baby_names/search.cfm

http://www.babynamenetwork.com/baby_names/origin.cfm

http://www.babynamenetwork.com/baby_names/origin.cfm?origin=Hebrew&start_row=1

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What does the name "Akiva" mean?
It's a Jewish name.

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Answer 9

It's a variation of Yakov.

Answer 10

"Rabbi Akiva was a first century scholar and teacher."