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Jacob vs Scott - What's the difference?

jacob | scott |

As proper nouns the difference between jacob and scott

is that jacob is (label) , equivalent to english (jacob) while scott is for someone with scottish ancestry.

jacob

English

(wikipedia Jacob)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • One of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca, and twin brother of Esau; father of the Israelites.
  • *
  • And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents
  • .
  • * 1927 Ernest Hemingway: The Sun Also Rises : Chapter III:
  • "Georgette. How are you called?" "Jacob ." "That's a Flemish name." "American too." "You're not a Flamand?" "No, American." "Good, I detest Flamands." - - -
    Brett smiled at him. "I've promised to dance this with Jacob ," she laughed. "You've a hell of a biblical name, Jake."
  • A breed of multihorned sheep.
  • Synonyms

    * (father of the Israelites): Israel

    Derived terms

    * Jacobean * Jacob's ladder * Jacob's membrane * Jacob's staff

    scott

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • for someone with Scottish ancestry.
  • transferred from the surname.
  • A CDP in Arkansas
  • An unincorporated town in Indiana
  • A city in Louisiana
  • A town in New York
  • A village in Ohio
  • A municipality in Quebec
  • A town in Saskatchewan
  • One of seven towns in Wisconsin