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Jaquetta
How to Pronounce Jaquetta
Pronounced juh-KET-uh /dสษหkษt.ษ/Medium
Meaning: Jaquetta is a spelling of Jacquetta, a feminine diminutive of the French Jacques, which is Jacob, from Hebrew ya'aqov, traditionally 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'; the '-etta' ending makes it 'little Jacqueline', a dainty French-styled form.Low
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History & Origin
Jaquetta spells the medieval Jacquetta, a feminine little-form of the French Jacques โ that is, Jacob, from Hebrew ya'aqov, 'supplanter'. The '-etta' ending frames it as 'little Jacqueline'.
It belongs with the elaborate '-etta' feminines and reads as a distinctive, storybook-flavored name; never common, it remains a rare byway of the Jacqueline family rather than a revived favorite.
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What does the name Jaquetta mean?
Jaquetta is a variant of Jacquetta, a feminine of Jacques (Jacob) meaning 'supplanter', from Hebrew.
How do you pronounce Jaquetta?
It's said juh-KET-uh /dสษหkษt.ษ/ โ three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Jaquetta a boy or girl name?
Jaquetta is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jaquetta?
Jaquetta has always been rare, a late-twentieth-century '-etta' name that is very uncommon today.