New Members Mick Putley Posted July 16, 2024 at 05:22 PM New Members Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 at 05:22 PM Hi I am looking for written Chinese for the names JAKE and JACOB. I had thought 杰克 but I heard that might be closer to JACK Many thanks for your help. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted July 16, 2024 at 07:59 PM Report Share Posted July 16, 2024 at 07:59 PM Jacob is 雅各布 in the Bible, see e.g.: 雅各布天梯_百度百科 (baidu.com) Jake does seem to be usually 杰克 (e.g. 杰克·吉伦哈尔_百度百科 (baidu.com)), which as you say, is also used for Jack. The two names do share the same etymology in English though IIIRC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncorrect Posted July 17, 2024 at 01:42 PM Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 at 01:42 PM I looked it up in the 'Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary (Extended fourth edition)'. Jake is translated as '杰克'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Mick Putley Posted July 17, 2024 at 08:08 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted July 17, 2024 at 08:08 PM Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vellocet Posted July 20, 2024 at 08:30 PM Report Share Posted July 20, 2024 at 08:30 PM I used to know a foreigner named Jacob (a Scandinavian so pronounced with a /y/ sound). His Chinese name sounded like ya-ke-bu. I don't know the characters but someone can select from the set of characters used to pronounce foreign words. 呀可布 I imagine. The /j/ sound would be 杰克布 But don't think your Chinese name must be a transliteration of your English name. It can be anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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