Girl · Hebrew (via French) · Christian
Jacqueline
JacquelineSay it JAK-uh-leen
- Meaning today
- Supplanter, held by the heel
- Original meaning
- "feminine of Jacques (Jacob): heel-catcher, that is, supplanter" Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, H3290
- Say it
- JAK-uh-leen
- Other spellings
- Jacquelyn, Jaqueline
Jacqueline
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Jacqueline meaning
Jacqueline is a Christian girl's name of Hebrew origin (via French).
Feminine of Jacques (Jacob): heel-catcher, that is, supplanter
Also used to mean: held by the heel
Jacqueline is the French feminine of Jacques, the French form of Jacob and James. The Online Etymology Dictionary traces Jacques to a diminutive of Late Latin Iacobus, and Iacobus renders the Hebrew Ya'aqob. Strong's Concordance (H3290) explains that name as "heel-catcher", that is, "supplanter", from a verb meaning to seize by the heel, recalling how Jacob was born holding his twin Esau's heel (Genesis 25:26). The name was carried abroad by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and Indian audiences know it through the actress Jacqueline Fernandez. It is used by Catholic families across India.
Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary, H3290 · entry Ya'aqob · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Strong's H3290, Ya'aqob (Bible Hub) · Online Etymology Dictionary, Jacob
Famous namesakes
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former First Lady of the United States
- Jacqueline Fernandez, Hindi film actress
Popularity abroad
- #558 United States, girls 2025 (up 28 from 586 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Jacqueline · Jacquelyn · Jaqueline