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Jacquelina
Pronounced zhak-uh-LEE-nuh /ˌʒæk.əˈliː.nə/Low
Meaning: Jacquelina is an -ina elaboration of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques, which answers to James and Jacob. The Hebrew root Yaakov is traditionally read as 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'; Jacquelina lends the chic French name a longer, more ornate Latinate tail.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jacquelina is an elaboration of Jacqueline, the French feminine form of Jacques, the French for James and Jacob. Those go back to the Hebrew Yaakov, traditionally 'supplanter' or 'one who follows.' The added -ina gives Jacqueline a fuller, Latinate ending. It rode the mid-century vogue for Jacqueline but stayed genuinely uncommon.
It was never common, given to only about sixteen girls a year around its peak near 1968. A girl named Jacquelina then is in her fifties today.
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What does the name Jacquelina mean?
It is an elaboration of Jacqueline, the French feminine of James, from the Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter.'
How do you pronounce Jacquelina?
It is said zhak-uh-LEE-nuh /ˌʒæk.əˈliː.nə/, four syllables with the stress on the third.
Is Jacquelina a boy or girl name?
Jacquelina is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jacquelina?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen girls a year around its nineteen-sixties peak.