Jacoba is a given name, a female version of Jacob, 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
Middle Ages
Jacoba of Settesoli (Giacoma de Settesoli; 1190–1273), follower of the Italian saint Francis of Assisi
Jacoba of Beieren (1401–1436), Countess of Holland and Zeeland
Jacoba of Loon-Heinsberg (fl. 1446), Dutch abbess
Modern use
Jacoba M.J. "Coby" van Baalen (born 1957), Dutch equestrian
Jacoba van den Brande (1735–1794), Dutch scientist
Jacoba W.H. "Coosje" van Bruggen (1942–2009), Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic
Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876–1923), Dutch painter, stained glass designer and graphic artist
Jacoba Hol (1886–1964), physical geographer
Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle (1937–2002), Dutch singer known by the name Conny Vandenbos
Jacoba Maria van Nickelen (c.1690–1749), Dutch flower painter
Jacoba Johanna "Coba" Ritsema (1876–1961), Dutch portrait painter
Jacoba Catharina "Cobie" Sikkens (born 1946), Dutch swimmer
Jacoba F.M. "Cobie" Smulders (born 1982), Canadian actress and model
Jacoba Stelma (1907–1987), Dutch gymnast
Jacoba Surie (1879–1970), Dutch painter
Jacoba van Tongeren (1903–1967), Dutch World War II resistance fighter
Jacoba van Velde (1903–1985), Dutch novelist
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Jacoba is a given name, a female version of Jacob, which has been a common given name in the Netherlands. In daily life, many people use(d) short or more...
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...
Hendrika Jacoba "Kiky" Gerritsen-Heinsius (12 April 1921 – 27 December 1990) was recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations on 15 September...
Willemina ('Willemien', 'Wil') Jacoba van Gogh (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪlɦɛlˈminaː jaːˈkoːbaː ˈʋɪl vɑŋ ˈɣɔx]; 16 March 1862 – 17 May 1941) was a nurse...
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...
Jacoba Bicker (Amsterdam, January 2, 1640 - June 29, 1695) was from the Bicker family, which was one of the leading pro-state families in the Dutch Golden...
Jacoba van Tongeren (14 October 1903, in Tjimahi near Bandung, Dutch East Indies – 15 September 1967, in Bergen, Netherlands) was a resistance fighter...
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...
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...
Jacoba Wijnands (28 June 1924 – 2 February 2019) was a Dutch gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 1948 Summer Olympics...
Jacoba Langgaard (born 24 September 1988) is a Faroese football who plays as a midfielder for B36 Tórshavn and the Faroe Islands women's national football...
Jacoba van Velde (10 May 1903, in The Hague – 7 September 1985, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer, translator, and dramaturge. Her first novel, De grote...
Gerardina Jacoba van de Sande Bakhuyzen (27 July 1826–19 September 1895) was a 19th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. She was born into a...
Jacoba Majofski (1807 – 1847) was a Dutch actress and opera singer. She was born to the actors Johannes Theodorus Majofski (1771-1836) and Johanna Christina...
Jacoba Maria van Nickelen (1690, Haarlem – 1749, Amsterdam), was an 18th-century flower painter from the Northern Netherlands. van Nicklen was born into...
Jacoba Atlas is an American executive producer in television, also publishing as a journalist, music critic, novelist, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker...
Maria Jacoba Ommeganck (1760 – 16 December 1849) was a Flemish neoclassicistic animal painter, specializing in pictures with cattle. Ommeganck was born...
Jacoba Rauwerda (1835–1919) was a Dutch brothel manager. She was the owner and manager of the most famous brothel in 19th-century Amsterdam, the Maison...
Johanna Jacoba (Johnny) Rolf (born 30 September 1936, in The Hague) is a Dutch ceramist, drawing artist and sculptor. Rolf was educated into the pottery...
Jacqueline Felice de Almania (Italian: Jacobina Felice· Latin: Jacoba Felicie), (fl. 1322) was reportedly from Florence, Italy. She was an early 14th-century...
Jacoba Johanna (Coba) Ritsema (26 June 1876, Haarlem – 13 December 1961, Amsterdam), was a portrait painter from the Netherlands. Jacoba, or Coba, was...
Jkvr. Jacoba Berendina van Heemskerck van Beest (1876–1923) was a Dutch painter, stained glass designer and graphic artist who worked in several modern...
Dina Willemina Jacoba "Nida" Senff (3 April 1920 – 27 June 1995) was a backstroke swimmer from the Netherlands who won the 100 metres backstroke at the...
Wilhelmina Jacoba Moussault-Ruys (14 February 1904 – 9 January 1999), was a Dutch landscape and garden architect. Her gardening legacy is maintained in...
was a horticultural school in Rijswijk, Netherlands, founded in 1907 by Jacoba Hingst. It was the first and only horticultural school for girls and women...
Petra Marieka Jacoba Hogewoning (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːtraː maːˈrikaː jaːˈkoːbaː ˈɦoːɣəˌʋoːnɪŋ]; born 26 March 1986) is a Dutch retired football defender...
Jacoba Martina "Kiki" Heck (-Brons) (3 March 1924 – 24 January 2006) was a Dutch diver. Heck became the Dutch national champion in 1948, winning from former...
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