Jacoba is a given name, a female version of
Jacob
Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...
, which has been a common given name in the Netherlands. In daily life, many people use(d) short or more modern forms like ''Coba'', ''Cobi'', ''Cobie'', ''Coby'', ''Coosje'', ''Cootje'', ''Jackie'', and ''Jacqueline''. People with the name include
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Jacoba of Settesoli Blessed Jacoba of Settesoli (Italian: ''Giacoma de Settesoli''; 1190–1273? was a follower of the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. She is also called Jacqueline de Settesoli, or Brother Jacoba, as Francis had named her.
Life
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(''Giacoma de Settesoli''; 1190–1273), follower of the Italian saint Francis of Assisi
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Jacoba of Beieren (1401–1436), Countess of Holland and Zeeland
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Jacoba of Loon-Heinsberg Jacoba of Loon-Heinsberg (died after 1468), was a noble woman from the Low Countries who was the abbess of Thorn Abbey from 1446 to 1454. She was the daughter of John II of Loon and her half-brother, Jan van Heinsberg, was bishop of the Prince-Bish ...
(fl. 1446), Dutch abbess
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Jacoba M.J. "Coby" van Baalen (born 1957), Dutch equestrian
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(1735–1794), Dutch scientist
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Jacoba W.H. "Coosje" van Bruggen (1942–2009), Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic
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Jacoba van Heemskerck
Jkvr. Jacoba Berendina van Heemskerck van Beest (1876-1923) was a Dutch painter, stained glass designer and graphic artist who worked in several modern genres. She specialized in landscapes and still-lifes.
Biography
Her father, Jacob Eduard ...
(1876–1923), Dutch painter, stained glass designer and graphic artist
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Jacoba Hol
Jacoba Hol (21 September 1886 – 15 October 1964) was a Dutch physical geographer. In 1945, she was appointed professor of physical geography at the Geographic Institute at Utrecht University. This made her the first female 'normal' professor in ...
(1886–1964), physical geographer
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Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle
Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (16 January 1937 – 7 April 2002), known professionally as Conny Vandenbos, was a popular Dutch singer. She had her first radio hit in 1966 and continued to make hit recordings throughout the 1970s. She represented the ...
(1937–2002), Dutch singer known by the name Conny Vandenbos
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Jacoba Maria van Nickelen
Jacoba Maria van Nickelen (1690, Haarlem – 1749, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Biography
van Nicklen was born into an old painting family of Haarlem; her grandfather Isaak van Nickelen paint ...
(c.1690–1749), Dutch flower painter
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Jacoba Johanna "Coba" Ritsema (1876–1961), Dutch portrait painter
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Jacoba Catharina "Cobie" Sikkens (born 1946), Dutch swimmer
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Jacoba F.M. "Cobie" Smulders (born 1982), Canadian actress and model
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Jacoba Stelma
Jacoba Cornelia "Co" Stelma (2 July 1907 – 30 August 1987) was a Dutch gymnast. She won the gold medal as a member of the Dutch gymnastics team at the 1928 Summer Olympics. She was born in The Hague and died in Brielle
Brielle (), also c ...
(1907–1987), Dutch gymnast
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Jacoba Surie
Jacoba Surie (5 September 1879 – 5 February 1970) was a Dutch painter.
Surie was born in Amsterdam and trained at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten there, where she studied under Joseph Mendes da Costa. She was a member of Arti et Amic ...
(1879–1970), Dutch painter
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Jacoba van Tongeren
Jacoba van Tongeren (14 October 1903, in Tjimahi near Bandung, Dutch East Indies – 15 September 1967, in Bergen, Netherlands) was a resistance fighter, the founder and leader of Group 2000, a resistance group during the Second World War. Jaco ...
(1903–1967), Dutch World War II resistance fighter
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Jacoba van Velde (1903–1985), Dutch novelist
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Dutch feminine given names