"Variant of Jacob"
The name Yanky is commonly a male name from the "Hebrew" origin.
Yanky is a Yiddish familiar form of Yaakov, the Hebrew name that appears in English as Jacob. The ending -y marks it as a nickname, and like other Yiddish hypocoristics it is also used as a given name in its own right. Related Yiddish forms of the same name include Yankel and Yankl.
Jacob means "Held by the heel. Replacer. A form of James.".
The pronunciation of Yanky is YAHN-kee.
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