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Afrikaans
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masculine given name, a short form (
hypocorism
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Jacobus
A Jacobus is an English gold coin of the reign of James I, worth 25 shillings. The name of the coin comes from the Latin inscription surrounding the King's head on the obverse of the coin, IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HI REX ("James, by the grace o ...
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Kobus
at the Meertens Institute
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database of given names in the Netherlands.
People with this name include:
* Kobus Brand (born 1994), Namibian cricketer
* Cobus de Swardt, South African sociologist
* Kobus Jonker, South African paralympic athlete
*Cobus Kellermann
Jacobus "Cobus" Everhardus Kellermann (born c. 1977) is a South African Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). , South African financial analyst
* Kobus Moolman, South African poet
*Kobus Marais
Kobus Marais is a South African politician, Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the current Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.
Education and family life
Marais was born on 26 June 1959 as Sarel Jacobus Francoi ...
, South African politician
* Cobus Pienaar (born 1985), South African cricketer
*Kobus van der Schlossen {{no footnotes, date=February 2013
Kobus (or Jacobus) van der Schlossen (died 1695) was a late-seventeenth century Dutch thief who features prominently in folktales from the North Brabant region. After serving as a soldier in the many wars which le ...
(died 1695), Dutch legendary thief
*Kobus Vandenberg
Jacobus "Kobus" Vandenberg (born 17 July 1950, in Hilversum) is a sailor from the Netherlands. Since the Netherlands did boycott the Moscow Olympic Games Vandenberg represented his National Olympic Committee at the 1980 Summer Olympics, which ...
(born 1950), Dutch sports sailor
South African rugby union players:
*Kobus de Kock
Jacobus Johannes de Kock (born in Paarl) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the . His regular position is full-back or fly-half.
Career
Youth, club and Varsity rugby
De Kock played schoolboy rugby for Paarl Boys' H ...
(born 1988)
*Cobus Grobbelaar
Cobus Grobbelaar (born 27 May 1981) is a former South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was flanker. He represented the Lions in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa' ...
(born 1981)
*Kobus Marais
Kobus Marais is a South African politician, Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the current Shadow Minister of Defence and Military Veterans.
Education and family life
Marais was born on 26 June 1959 as Sarel Jacobus Francoi ...
(born 1994)
*Cobus Reinach
Jacobus Meyer Reinach (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for the Top 14 side Montpellier and South Africa. His playing position is scrum-half and he is the son of former Springbok winger Ja ...
(born 1990)
* Kobus Van Deventer (born 1995)
*Kobus van Dyk
Jacobus Johannes van Dyk (born 6 July 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in Super Rugby. His regular playing positions are number 8, lock or flanker.
Rugby career
Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
Van Dyk was born in Bredasdorp ...
(born 1994)
*Kobus van Wyk
Jacobus Petrus van Wyk (born 22 January 1992 in Nababeep) is a South African rugby player for Italian team Zebre Parma in United Rugby Championship. His regular position is centre or wing.
Career
Youth
He represented Western Province at the ...
(born 1992)
*Cobus Visagie
Cobus Visagie (born 31 October 1973) is a South African former rugby union footballer who played at tighthead prop.
Early life
Visagie attended the Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and then studied Auditing and Accounting at Stellenbosch Un ...
(born 1973)
* Kobus Wiese (born 1964)
*Cobus Wiese
Jacobus Hermanus Wiese (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in Premiership Rugby. He can play as a flanker or a lock.
Rugby career
2013–2015: Schoolboy rugby
Wiese was born and grew up in Upington. He attended and played ...
(born 1997)
References
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