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Jacquiline

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How to Pronounce Jacquiline

Pronounced JAK-wuh-leen /ˈdʒækwəliːn/Medium

Meaning: Jacquiline is a respelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques, which is the French form of Jacob. Jacob comes from the Hebrew Yaakov, traditionally read as 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'. The extra 'i' in Jacquiline reflects an English pronunciation while keeping the French shape.Medium

In 30 seconds: Jacquiline is a spelling of Jacqueline, feminine of Jacques, meaning 'supplanter'. A rare variant, it peaked faintly in the mid-nineteen-sixties (said JAK-wuh-leen).

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Origin MediumFrench, Hebrew

MeaningJacquiline is a respelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques, which is the French form of Jacob. Jacob comes from the Hebrew Yaakov, traditionally read as 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'. The extra 'i' in Jacquiline reflects an English pronunciation while keeping the French shape.

U.S. rank (2002)#16466 ↘ Falling

2002 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1964

Total births (all-time)≈ 710

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jacquiline is one of many English respellings of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques, itself from Jacob. The name surged in the Jacqueline Kennedy era, and inventive spellings like Jacquiline multiplied alongside the standard form.

It stayed a rarity, a few dozen girls a year around its faint high near 1964, fading within a few decades. Its sound sits beside Jacqueline, Jacquelyn and Jaclyn.

Did you know? Jacquiline reaches back through Jacqueline and Jacques all the way to the Hebrew Jacob, whose name is traditionally read as 'supplanter'.

Overall data confidence 60%

References - Jacquiline / Jacqueline — Hebrew Yaakov 'supplanter'; French feminine of Jacques

Variations

JacquelineJacquelynJaclynJacquline

Nicknames

JackieJacqui

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jacquiline mean?

It is a variant of Jacqueline, the feminine of Jacques, meaning 'supplanter'.

How do you pronounce Jacquiline?

It's said JAK-wuh-leen /ˈdʒækwəliːn/, three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jacquiline a boy or girl name?

Jacquiline is used as a girl's name.

Is Jacquiline a popular name?

No, it was always a rare spelling of Jacqueline and peaked only faintly in the mid-nineteen-sixties.