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Yaqueline
How to Pronounce Yaqueline
Pronounced yah-keh-LEEN /ˌjɑ.kɛˈlin/Medium
Meaning: Yaqueline is a Spanish-speaking respelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques, from Latin Iacobus and Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter'. The Y- spelling reflects the Spanish pronunciation; the meaning follows Jacqueline.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Yaqueline is a Latin American spelling of Jacqueline, the French feminine of Jacques, from Latin Iacobus and Hebrew Yaakov, 'supplanter'. Spanish speakers open it with a Y to match how they say the name; the meaning is inherited from Jacqueline. It appears among Latina families in U.S. records.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around 2001. A girl named Yaqueline then is in her twenties now, usually from a Spanish-speaking family.
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What does the name Yaqueline mean?
It is a Latin American respelling of Jacqueline, from Hebrew Jacob, 'supplanter'.
How do you pronounce Yaqueline?
It's said yah-keh-LEEN /ˌjɑ.kɛˈlin/ - three syllables, stress on the last.
Is Yaqueline a boy or girl name?
Yaqueline is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Yaqueline?
Yaqueline is a rare name in the U.S., most familiar among Spanish-speaking families.