Jacques
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The name '''', derived from Jacob, is believed to have originated in the northwest Brittany region of France in the Middle Ages, and occurs in variations, such as '''', as both a given name and a surname.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Jacques
- Given name.gender
- Male
- Given name.meaning
- "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"
- Given name.region
- French
- Given name.origin
- Hebrew
- Given name.related names
- JaquesJacqueJacobJackJakeJackieJacquelineJamesJaimeIago, DiegoTiago,SantiagoYaqub
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
- Said to be same as
- Jack
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- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- P8168
- 472
- language of work or name
- Dutch
- different from
- Jacques
- native label
- Jacques
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- J220
- Cologne phonetics
- 048
- Caverphone
- YKS111
- Commons category
- Jacques (given name)
- name day
- November 28
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Origins
- As surname
- Early history
- Spread of surname to the Britain, with ''Jack'' and other variants
- Early notables
- People with the surname Jacques
- As given name
- People with the given name Jacques
- Fictional characters
- See also
- References
The name '''', derived from Jacob, is believed to have originated in the northwest Brittany region of France in the Middle Ages, and occurs in variations, such as '', as both a given name and a surname.
== Origins ==
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