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Jakub
Jakub Jakub is one of the most versatile and enduring Polish and Czech masculine names — deeply traditional but never archaic-sounding. Characters named Jakub in contemporary Slavic fiction tend to be depicted as resourceful, ambitious men who are willing to work hard and make difficult choices to achieve their goals.
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