Jacques

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For other uses, see Jacques (disambiguation).

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Jacques
Pronunciation French: [ʒɑk] or [ʒak] ⓘ
Quebec French: [ʒɑɔ̯k] ⓘ
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Hebrew
Meaning "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"
Region of origin French
Other names
Related names Jaques
Jacque
Jacob
Jack
Jake
Jackie
Jacqueline
James
Jaime
Iago, Diego
Tiago,
Santiago
Yaqub

The name Jacques, derived from Jacob, is believed to have originated in the northwest Brittany region of France in the Middle Ages, and occurs in variations, such as Jacq, as both a given name and a surname.

A variant of Jacob, the name Jacq[ues] derives from the Late Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰακώβος Iakóbos or Ἰάκωβος Iákōbos (Septuagintal Greek Ἰακώβ Iakób), from the Hebrew name Jacob (יַעֲקֹב‎ Yaʿaqōḇ). Jacob is strongest associated with the biblical patriarch Jacob.[full citation needed]