Jacques

Jacques
Pronunciation French pronunciation: [ʒɑk]
Gender Male
Origin
Region of origin French
Other names
Related names James

Jacques [ʒɑk] is the French equivalent of James.

Jacques is derived from the Late Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰακώβος (Septuagintal Greek Ἰακώβ), from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב.[1] (See Jacob.) James is derived from Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus.[2]

As a first name, Jacques is often phonetically converted to English as Jacob, Jake (from Jacob), or Jack, but the last is not an accurate translation. (Jack, from Jankin, is strictly a diminutive of John.[3])

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List of people with surname Jacques

List of people with given name Jacques

Fictional people

See also

References

  1. ^ Morris, William and Mary (eds); entry for "Jacob", American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1975).
  2. ^ Morris, William and Mary (eds); entry for "James", American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1975).
  3. ^ Morris, William and Mary (eds); entry for "Jack", American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1975).