Jacqueline (given name)

For other uses, see Jacqueline (disambiguation).
Jacqueline
Pronunciation/ˈdʒæklɪn/
French: [ʒaˈklin]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameFrench
Meaning"supplanter", "May God protect" [1]
Other names
Related namesJackie, Jacquelin, Jacquelyn, Jacques, Jaclyn, Jacky, Jaqueline ; Jacqui
Popularitysee popular names

Jacqueline is a female given name.

Origins

Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques (English James). Jacques originated from 'Jacob', which is derived from the Hebrew meaning 'may God protect' or 'supplanter'.

Supplanter refers to a person who replaces someone or thing of lesser value, and this Hebrew meaning refers to Jacob supplanting Esau as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. 'May God protect' has a more positive connotation and is, therefore, the preferred meaning for the name.

Jacqueline was first used in 17th century England.

Variant and diminutive forms

It has spelling variations and many variants in both spelling and pronunciation have come into use, such as Jacquelyn, Jacquelin, Jackeline, Jackielyn, Jacklyn, and Jaclyn. The diminutive for Jacqueline is Jacquie, Jackie, Jacque or Jacqui, which also has many variants.

Popularity

Jacqueline is a very popular female first name,[2] used in the United States, Canada, England, France, Australia, South Africa and elsewhere.

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.

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: Żaklina
  • 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)
  • Mayalam: ജാക്വലിൻ (Jākvalin)
  • Marathi: जॅकलिन (Jĕkalina)
  • Mongolian: Жаклин (Jaklin)
  • Nepali: जैकलिन (Jaikalina)
  • Polish: Jakubina, Żaklina
  • 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

Television, stage, and film

Sports

Political

Literature

Music

Science
  • Jacqueline Barton, the Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Chemistry and Chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology
  • Jacqueline Beggs (born 1962), New Zealand entomologist and ecologist
  • Jacqueline Chen, American applied mathematician and mechanical engineer
  • Jacqueline Dewar, American mathematician
  • Jacqueline McGlade, environmental scientist, head of the European Environment Agency
  • Jacqueline Noonan (1928–2020), American pediatric cardiologist

Other

Fictional characters

See also

References
  1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jacob". Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. 1990 U.S. Census
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