Kobe (given name) explained

Kobe
Gender:Male
Language:English, Greek, Hebrew, Dutch, Swahili, Latin, Japanese
Origin:Ancient Hebrew, Early common era Japan
Meaning:Supplanter, God's door, God may protect, tortoise etc.
Alternative Spelling:Coby
See Also:Kobe Bryant, Kobe (disambiguation)
Nickname:Ko
Name Day:25 July[1]

Kobe (Hebrew: קובי|Kóbi; Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κόμπε|Kómpe; Japanese: 神戸|Kōbe) is a unisex given name that has multiple origins and meanings. Origins include Hebrew, Dutch, Swahili, Japanese and Greek origins. Alternate spellings of this name are Coby, Koby, Kobi, Colby, and Cobe.

Origins

The first known use of the name was in Biblical times when the name "Koby" was used as a pet-name for Jacob. The Hebrew meaning is rooted to the words Yakov (Jacob) meaning "Yahweh (God) may protect. It can also be translated to "Supplanter", Held by the heel, leg puller and heel-grabber from the late Latin word "Iacobus" which is rooted to the Greek lakobos (Ἰάκωβος) which is connected to the base name Jacob[2] and used as a diminutive (nickname) form for Jacob.[3]

The Swahili meaning of the name Kobe translate to "tortoise" or "turtle".[4] [5] The Dutch meaning is similar to the Hebrew meaning but the name is a diminutive for Jakob instead of Jacob.[6]

Popularity

The use of the name has spiked with the popularity of American basketball player Kobe Bryant, with 14,000 children being given the name over his 20-year NBA career.[7] He was named after Kobe beef when his parents spotted it on a menu.[8] Between 1985 and 1995 there were only 14 recorded births in the United States given this name. Later, there were 87 born with this name in the year of 1996 alone, the year in which Bryant was drafted into the NBA. According to the United states social security statistics from 2000 to 2018 it has declined in popularity in the United States, starting in the top 300, but down to 574th most common name in 2018.[9] The gender of this name is 98.02% male and 1.98% female.

People with the name "Kobe" include

See also

References

  1. Web site: American Nameday Calendar of First Names – Male Names K. 2 June 2020. www.americannamedaycalendar.com.
  2. Book: Keener, Craig S.. Galatians: A Commentary. 21 May 2019. Baker Academic. 978-1-4934-1570-0. en.
  3. Web site: Name Kobe: Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity - Baby Names. 2 June 2020. www.babynames.com. en.
  4. Book: A handbook of the Swahili language, as spoken at Zanzibar. 9781177635981. Steere. Edward. Рипол Классик .
  5. Web site: Turtle in Swahili - English-Swahili Dictionary. 3 June 2020. Glosbe. en.
  6. Web site: Campbell. Mike. Meaning, origin and history of the name Kobe (1). 2 June 2020. Behind the Name.
  7. Web site: 29 January. foxsports. ET. 2016 at 3:06p. 29 January 2016. You won't believe how many thousands of people are named after Kobe. 10 June 2020. FOX Sports. en-US.
  8. Web site: 24 facts about amazing Kobe Bryant. 6 June 2024. www.cbsnews.com. 27 January 2020 . en.
  9. Web site: OACT. Popular Baby Names. 2 June 2020. www.ssa.gov. 2 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi. dead.

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