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Jacques

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.

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Gender
Male
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
Related names
Jaques Jacque Jacob Jack Jake Jackie Jacqueline James Jaime Iago, Diego Tiago, Santiago Yaqub
Word/name
Hebrew

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Jacques

Nodes161
Edges160
Triples257
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012422
Components1

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Jacques

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related to People with the given name Jacques · 118
Jacques → Algerian-born French, American, Angolan-Portuguese, Anquetil, Arnold, Barber, Barzun, Baux, Beckers, Belgian, Belgian Olympic, Beninese, Bessan, Brel, Breyer, Brinkman, British, Cameroonian, Cameroonian-born Italian, Can Can
related to Spread of surname to the Britain, with Jack and other variants · 51
Jacques → Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxons, As, Breton, Britain, Confessor, Conqueror, Danes, Duke, During, Edward, England, English, Flemish, Forms, France, French, Germanic, In, Jack
related to history · 38
Jacques → Archdeacon, Being, Bernard, Bishop, Canon, Captain, Christian, Church, Crusades, Dol, Duke, European, François, Greater, Guillaume, Hebrew, Holy Lands, Indeed, James, Jean
related to People with the surname Jacques · 18
Jacques → American, Bob Jacques, Brazilian, British, British Army, Canadian, Carlos Jacques, Czech, English, Father Rale's WarVictor Jacques, François Jacques, French, Innes Jacques, Marxism TodayMartyn Jacques, Redwall, Richard Jacques, Second World War, The Tiger LilliesReginald Jacques
related to As given name · 11
Jacques → As, English, French, Iacobus, Iacomus, Jack, Jacob, Jake, James, Jankin, John
see also · 4
Jacques → Jack, Jacqueline, JacquesAll, Jaques
Gender · 1
Jacques → Male
Meaning · 1
Jacques → "He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"
Pronunciation · 1
Jacques → .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…
Region of origin · 1
Jacques → French

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french jack surname jacob name english names family norman also william born first american jaques james given region spelling language

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
JacquesGenderMale1.00infobox
JacquesMeaning"He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize-by-the-heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect"1.00infobox
JacquesPronunciation.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-…1.00infobox
JacquesRegion of originFrench1.00infobox
JacquesRelated namesJaques Jacque Jacob Jack Jake Jackie Jacqueline James Jaime Iago, Diego Tiago, Santiago Yaqub1.00infobox
JacquesWord/nameHebrew1.00infobox
Jacquesis afrequent component of compound given names0.90text
the Domesday Bookinstance ofJack.Early notablesHistorians have studied documents0.80text
compiled by William I of Englandinstance ofJack.Early notablesHistorians have studied documents0.80text
in search of the first record of the Jack surnameinstance ofJack.Early notablesHistorians have studied documents0.80text
and found it to be of Norman origininstance ofJack.Early notablesHistorians have studied documents0.80text
first appearing in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Nether Silton in the North Riding of the regioninstance ofJack.Early notablesHistorians have studied documents0.80text

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