Jacqueline (given name)

Jacqueline is a female given name.

Jacqueline
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈdʒæklɪn/ JAK-lin
French: [ʒaklin]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew through French
Meaning"(The name bearer) may/will/shall follow/heed/seize by the heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" [1]
Other names
Related namesJackie, Jacquelin, Jacquelyn, Jacques, Jaclyn, Jacky, Jacqui
Popularitysee popular names

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 a thing of lesser value, and this Hebrew meaning refers to Jacob's 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, Jacqueline, Jackeline, Jackielyn, Jacklyn and Jaqueline. The diminutive for Jacqueline is Jac, Jackie, Jaque or Jacqui, which also has many variants.

Popularity

Jaqueline is a very popular female first name,[2] used in the United States, Canada, the UK, 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

Notable people

Television, stage, and film

Sports
  • Jacqueline Batteast, US basketball player
  • Jackie Silva, Brazilian beach volleyball player
  • Jackie Gayda, American semi-retired professional wrestler
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American retired track and field athlete
  • Jacqueline Moore, American semi-retired professional wrestler
  • Jacqueline Perkins (born 1965), Australian long-distance runner
  • Jacquie Phelan, American professional mountain bike champion
  • Jacqueline Pusey (born 1959), Jamaican sprint athlete
  • Jacqueline Todten (born 1954), German javelin thrower

Literature

Music

Science
  • Jacqueline Barton (born 1952), American chemist
  • Jacqueline Beggs (born 1962), New Zealand entomologist and ecologist
  • Jacqueline Chen, American applied mathematician and mechanical engineer
  • Jacqueline Dewar, American mathematician
  • Jacqueline McGlade (born 1955), British-born Canadian environmental scientist
  • Jacqueline Noonan (1928–2020), American pediatric cardiologist

Other
  • Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401–1436)
  • Jacqueline Felice de Almania (fl. 1322), Italian physician
  • Jacqueline Auriol, (1917–2000), French aviator
  • Jacqueline Bishop, Jamaican writer, visual artist and photographer
  • Jacqueline Bracamontes, beauty pageant titleholder
  • Jacqueline Cochran (1906–1980), American aviator and business executive, first woman pilot to break the sound barrier and head of the Women Airforce Service Pilots for part of World War II
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, (1929–1994), widow of US President John F. Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis
  • Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano, 1995 Miss World representative of Venezuela
  • Jacqueline Perkins (diplomat), British diplomat and ambassador
  • Jacqueline de Quattro (born 1960), Swiss politician
  • Jacqueline Saburido, victim and survivor of a high-profile drunk-driving incident
  • Jacqui Smith (born 1962), British politician, former Home Secretary
  • Jackie Stallone (1921–2020), American astrologer, mother of actor Sylvester Stallone and singer Frank Stallone
  • Jacqueline Thomas, victim in a high-profile 1960s English murder case
  • Jacqueline Grennan Wexler, American Roman Catholic nun and university president

Fictional characters

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

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