JACQUELINE  

Gender: F
Origin: French, feminine diminutive of JACQUES
Meaning: "supplanter"

Popularity in 2008: #152

To most Americans, this French name still recalls the Kennedy era and its elegant First Lady, although it's lost much of its glamorous image and Gallic gloss.

Nicknames & Variations:
Jakelyn, Jacquelynn, Jacquine, Jacqualyn, Jacklin, Jacquenette, Zakelina, Jacklynne, Jacklynn, Jaqueline, Jacquelyn, Jacalyn, Zhakelina, Jacky, Jaquith, Jacquelin, Jaquelin, Jacqualine, Jacklyn, Jacquella, Jacki, Jacquelynne, Jaculine, Jackaline, Jackalinne, Jackqueline, Jacquel, Jacketta, Jaquelyn, Zhaqueline, Jacqui, Jackie, Jaclin, Jackette, Jacalin, Jackelyn, Jacquelle, Zacqueline, Jacquelean, Jacolyn, Jaclyn, Jacquette

International Variations:
Jakolina (East European) Jacquie, Jacquetta (French) Jaquetta (Italian) Jacquenetta (Swiss)

Jacqueline is being discussed in our message boards:

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• Alaska or Saskia?
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• Trying to name baby after mom...struggling
• Thoughts on Franco-british baby name?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jacqueline:

• WINTER BABY NAMES
• BRITISH BABY NAMES: I Have A Feeling We’re Not In Kansas Anymore
• HELLO DOLLY: Names from the Doll World
• CALENDAR BABY NAMES