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Jacqueline

/ˈdʒækəlɪn/

Jacqueline proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Jacqueline

  1. A female given name from French.
    • Jacqueline was so named simply because their mother had liked the ring of the word, sounding Parisian and worldly and auguring, to her mind, a good life.1993, Oscar Hijuelos, The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien, →ISBN, page 6

Jacqueline meaning in Marathi

Jacqueline in Marathi

female given name
जॅकेलीन jĕkelīn

Forms of Jacqueline

alternative formJaqueline
alternative formJacquelyn
alternative formJacklyn
alternative formJaclyn

Origin of Jacqueline

From French Jacqueline, a feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”), from Hebrew יעקב (ya'akóv, “Jacob”), from the root עקב (‘akev, “heel”), because the biblical patriarch Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first.

Words formed from Jacqueline

Questions about Jacqueline

What does Jacqueline mean?
Jacqueline means a female given name from French.
What is Jacqueline in Marathi?
Jacqueline in Marathi is जॅकेलीन (jĕkelīn). See Jacqueline meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Jacqueline?
Jacqueline is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jacqueline?
Jacqueline is pronounced /ˈdʒækəlɪn/.

Words near Jacqueline in the dictionary

  1. Jacquard machine
  2. Jacquard machines
  3. jacquardlike
  4. jacquards
  5. Jacque
  6. Jacqueline
  7. Jacquelyn
  8. jacqueminot
  9. jacqueminots
  10. jacquerie
  11. jacqueries

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