Jacqueline (name)

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Jacqueline
Given Name
Pronunciation [ʒaˈklin]
Gender Female
Meaning May God protect
Origin French
Related names Jackie, Jacquelyn, Jaclyn
Popularity Popular names page
Wikipedia articles All pages beginning with Jacqueline
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Jacqueline (pronounced [ʒaˈklin] in French, IPA: //ˈdʒæklɨn// in English) is a female given name. It has spelling variations and slight variants in both spelling and pronunciation have come into use, such as: Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, Jacklyn, Jacqlyn, Jacquelin, Jackeline and Jacklin. The diminutive for Jacqueline is Jackie, which also has variants, including Jacqui, Jaquie, Jacquee, Jacque, Jack, Jacq, Jacquie, Jac, Jaci, Jaki, Jacki, Jaqui, Jacky, Jackee, Jake and Jay.

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[edit] Origins

Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques. Jacques originated from 'Jacob', which is derived from the Hebrew meaning 'may God protect' or, because of Jacob's actions in supplanting Esau, as recorded in the Old Testament, 'supplanter'.

Supplanter, the more distasteful of the two meanings, is the word to describe a person who wrongfully or illegally takes the place of another. 'May God protect' is usually the meaning that most Jacquelines would like to use, in describing their name.

Jacqueline is first used in the United Kingdom in the 17th century.

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Jacqueline is a very popular female first name[1], used in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Australia, and Malaysia.

Arguably the most famous person to bear the name in the twentieth century is Jacqueline Onassis, née Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, later Jackie Kennedy (wife of the U.S. President John F. Kennedy from 1953 to 1963), who is usually referred to as Jackie Onassis. The name's popular image of elegance may derive at least in part from its association with her.

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  1. ^ 1990 U.S. Census

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