Jaclyn

Last updated
Jaclyn
PronunciationJack-lynn
Gender Female
Origin
Word/name Hebrew through French
Meaning"(The name bearer) may/will/shall follow/heed/seize by the heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" [1]
Other names
Related names Jacqueline , Jackie

Jaclyn, often abbreviated to "Jackie", is a feminine given name. It is variant of Jacqueline, [2] a French feminine form of Jacques which in turn comes from Jacob, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect". [3]

Contents

Notable people with this name

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chloe</span> Name list

Chloe, also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰelh₃-, which relates to the colors yellow and green. The common scientific prefix chloro- derives from the same Greek root. In Greek the word refers to the young, green foliage or shoots of plants in spring.

Alisha also refer as protected from God is a cognate of the Spanish-language feminine given name Alicia, a variant of the French/German-language name Alice, which comes from Old English Æthelhādas or Æðelhādas, meaning noble or nobility.

Jackie or Jacky is a given name or nickname for both males and females, originally a pet form of Jack, John, Jacques, Jacqueline, etc.

Jacqueline Smith may refer to:

Susanne is a feminine given name. It is a German and Scandinavian form of Susanna, with Susann and Suzanne as variants.

Jacqueline is a female given name.

Leah is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin. Its meaning is often deciphered as "delicate" or "weary". The name can be traced back to the Biblical matriarch Leah, one of the two wives of Jacob. This name may derive from Hebrew: לֵאָה, romanized: lē’ah, presumably cognate with Akkadian 𒀖littu, meaning 'wild cow', from Proto-Semitic *layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at- 'cow'.

Zelda is a nickname for the feminine name Griselda, from Old High German grisja hilda, "gray battle-maid". It is also the feminine form of the Yiddish name Selig, meaning "blessed", "happy".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nasrin</span> Name list

Nasrin is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "wild rose". It is among the most popular names given to girls born in Iran.

Corin is a given name in English deriving from the Latin Quirinus, a Roman god. The meaning is unclear but is probably associated with "spear".

Aliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "exalted".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heather (given name)</span> Name list

Heather is a common English feminine given name.

Sinem is a Turkish feminine given name, from Persian "sine"+ Turkish first person pronoun "m"; meaning “my heart”, “my chest”, “darling”. The given name is also popular among Turkish-Circassians because Sinem means "my eyes" in the Circassian language, meaning my dear. It may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sienna (given name)</span> Name list

Sienna or Siena is a feminine given name of Italian origin and unclear meaning. The original usage of the name is derived from the Italian city and may also refer to the burnt orange color of its clay rooftops. Roman Catholics have sometimes used the name in honor of Saint Catherine of Siena.

Maisie, also spelt Maisy or other minor variations, is a feminine given name. It is the pet form of the Scottish Gaelic name Mairead or the Irish name Mairéad, which are the equivalent of the English name Margaret. The -ie is a diminutive suffix used in Scottish as well as Northern England English.

Beulah, a feminine given name, originated from the Hebrew word, used in the Book of Isaiah as a prophesied attribute of the land of Israel. The King James Bible transliterates the word and translates it as "married". An alternative translation is "espoused", see for example Isaiah 62:4. The Online Etymology Dictionary relates the word to baal, meaning "owner, master, lord".

Nia is a given name which appears in many cultures.

Jackeline is a feminine given name. It is variant of Jacqueline, a French feminine form of Jacques which in turn comes from Jacob, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect".

Jasmina, sometimes Jasminka, as a feminine variant, and Jasmin, sometimes Jasminko, as a masculine variant, are given names used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and Slovenia, and same as a given name Jasmine, which is the common form in German, Romance and English-speaking countries, although almost always as a feminine variation.

Jacklyn may refer to:

References

  1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jacqueline" . Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. "Jaclyn". Behind the Name. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  3. "Jacob". Behind the Name. Retrieved 27 May 2014.