# Akiva

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #81,087

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph (Rabbi Akiva), a major figure in Jewish history, a tanna of the late first century and early second century who contributed to the Mishnah and Midrash Halakha

## Etymology
From Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.

## Source
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