Jacqueline (given name)

English: /ˈæklɪn/ JAK-lin
French: [ʒaklin]GenderUsually femaleOriginWord/nameHebrew through FrenchOther namesRelated namesJackie, Jack, Jacquelin, Jacquelyn, Jacques, Jaclyn, Jacky, JacquiPopularitysee popular names

Jacqueline is a given name, the French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men.

Origins

Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques (English James). Jacques originated from Jacob, which is derived from the Hebrew.[citation needed]

Variant and diminutive forms

Many variants in both spelling and pronunciation of the name Jacqueline have come into use, such as Jacquelyn, Jackeline, Jakelin, Jackielyn, Jacklyn, and Jaqueline. The diminutive for Jacqueline is Jac, Jack, Jackie, Jaque or Jacqui, which also has many variants.

Popularity

Jacqueline has been a popular female first name, used in the United States, Canada, the UK, France, Australia, South Africa, and elsewhere, but its popularity has diminished since the 1960s.[1]

One of the most famous persons to bear the name in the twentieth century is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, née Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, often referred to as Jackie Kennedy following her marriage to U.S. President John F. Kennedy from 1953 to 1963.[citation needed]

Transliterations

  • Amharic: ጃክሊን (Jakilīni)
  • Arabic: جاكلين
  • Armenian: Ժագլին, Ժաքլինը (Zhak’liny)
  • Bangla: জ্যাকুলিন (Jyākulina)
  • Bulgarian: Жаклин, Zhaklina
  • Simplified Chinese: Jiékuílín, 杰奎琳
  • Traditional Chinese: Jiékuílín, 賈桂琳
  • Cantonese: 積琦蓮
  • Croatian: Jaklina
  • Czech: Jakubka, Jakuba
  • Danish: Jacobine, Bine, Iben
  • Dutch: Jacoba, Jacobina, Jacobine, Coba, Jacomina
  • French: Jacquette, Jacquetta, Jacqui, Jacquine, Jaquette
  • Galician: Xaquelina
  • Georgian: ჟაკლინ (Zhaklin)
  • Greek: Iakovina (Ιακωβινα)
  • Gujarati: Jēkvēlina (જેક્વેલિન)
  • Hebrew: ז'קלין, ג'קי
  • Hindi: Jaikalina, जैकलिन
  • Hungarian: Zsaklin
  • Italian: Giachetta, Giacomina, Giacoma
  • Irish: Séamaisíona, Seacailín, Siacailín
  • Japanese: Jakurīn (ジャクリーン)
  • Kannada: Jākvelin, ಜಾಕ್ವೆಲಿನ್
  • Korean: Jaekeullin, 재클린
  • Latin: Iacoba
  • Lithuanian: Žaklina
  • Macedonian: Жаклина (Quaklin)
  • Malayalam: ജാക്വലിൻ (Jākvalin)
  • Marathi: जॅकलिन (Jĕkalina)
  • Mongolian: Жаклин (Jaklin)
  • Nepali: जैकलिन (Jaikalina)
  • Polish: Jakubina, Żaklina, Żaklin
  • Persian: ژاکلین
  • Portuguese: Jaqueline
  • Punjabi: Jaikalīna, ਜੈਕਲੀਨ
  • Russian: Zhaklin, Яковина, Якубина, Жаклин
  • Serbian: Жаклина, Žaklin
  • Scottish: Jamesina
  • Spanish: Jacoba
  • Tamil: Jākkuliṉ, ஜாக்குலின், Jākki ஜாக்கி
  • Telugu: Jākvelin, జాక్వెలిన్, Jākī జాకీ
  • Thai: Cæ̆kh ke x līn, แจ๊คเกอลีน
  • Ukrainian: Zhaklin, Жаклін
  • Welsh: Jacelin
  • Yiddish: Jaklin, דזשאַקלין, Jackye דזשאַקקיע

Notable people

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See also

  • Jacqui
  • Jackie
  • Jackeline
  • Jaclyn
  • All pages with titles beginning with Jacqueline

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity for the name Jacqueline". Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  • Meaning of Jacqueline on Thinkbabynames.com
  • Meaning of Jacqueline on Babynameworld.com
  • Meaning of Jacqueline on BabyNamer.com
  • Meaning of Jacqueline on Baby Names Pedia
  • Meaning of Jacqueline on NaamIsm
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