Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jacqueline

/ˈdʒækəlɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: jacque-line
IPA: /ˈdʒækəlɪn/

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Jacqueline, יעקב

Inflected Forms

Jaqueline (alternative) Jacquelyn (alternative) Jacklyn (alternative) Jaclyn (alternative)

Derived Forms

Jacqui

Questions

How do you pronounce jacqueline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒækəlɪn/.
What does jacqueline mean?: A female given name from French.
Where does jacqueline come from?: It is traced to French.

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