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 [ 3 syll. jac-que-li-ne, ja-cquel-ine ] The girl name Jacqueline is pronounced JHAEKWahLahN, JHAEKLahN, or JHAEKahLahN KEY. Jacqueline's language of origin is Hebrew. It is predominantly used in English and French. The name Jacqueline means 'Yahweh may protect; holder of heel; supplanter'. Biblical name derived from yahweh 'name of God' ; aqeb 'heel' ; aqab 'to supplant, to cheat'. The name is considered a diminutive of Jacques. The name was first used by English speakers in the 13th century, although it was only popular in the mid 20th century, promoted by the celebrity status of Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-1994), the wife of President John F. Kennedy; she was of French roots. Jacqueline is the feminine version of the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob. The name Jacqueline is widely used; it has 55 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Jacaline, Jacalyn, Jacelyn, Jacilyn, Jacilynn, Jackalene, Jackalin, Jackalyn, Jackalynn, Jackeline, Jackelyn, Jacki, Jackilyn, Jacklyn, Jaclyn, Jaclynn, Jacolyn, Jacqueena, Jacqueine, Jacquel, Jacqueleen, Jacquelene, Jacquena, Jacquetta, Jacquil, Jaculyn, Jaime, Jaimie, Jami, Jamie, Jayme, and Jocqueline. Other English forms include the short form Jacque, the pet forms Jacci, Jack, Jackie, and Jacky, and the spelling variants Jackqueline, Jacqualin, Jacqualine, Jacqualyn, Jacquelin, Jacquelyn, Jacquelyne, Jacquelynn, Jacquiline, Jacquinline, Jacquline, Jacqulyn, Jaquelin, Jaqueline (used in French too), and Jaquelyn. Forms of Jacqueline used in foreign languages include the French Jacquie and the Spanish Jaquelina. The pet form Jacqui (French) is another foreign variant. Jacqueline is a popular baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1960s. At the height of its usage in 1964, 0.613% of baby girls were named Jacqueline. It had a ranking of #37 then. The baby name has seen a drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #152 with a usage of only 0.109%, but it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Jacqueline was 73% more popular than the 2nd ranked name, the English Jamie, in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jacqueline include the English names Jackalyn, Jacolyn, Jacqualyn, Jacquelin, Jacquelyn, Jacquelyne, Jacquelynn, Jacalyn, Jacilyn, Jackalene, Jackalin, Jackalynn, Jackeline, Jackelyn, Jackilyn, Jackqueline, Jacqualin, Jacqualine, Jacqueleen, and Jacquelene. A famous person named Jacqueline is Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, US First Lady, born Jacqueline Lee Bouvier 28 July 1929 - 19 May 1994, Southhampton, New York. KEY: Pronunciation for Jacqueline: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
