Jacqueline
WiktionaryText
Etymology
feminine diminutive form of Jacques ( = James). From יעקב (Ya‘akov), from the Hebrew root עקב (‘akev), heel, because Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first.
Quotations
- 1993 Oscar Hijuelos: The Fourteen Sisters of Emilio Montez O'Brien. ISBN 0-14-023028-9 page 6:
- 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.
Proper noun
- , feminine form of Jacques.
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Proper noun
- borrowed from .