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Jacques
Jacques or Jacq are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. Origins The origin of this surname comes from the Latin ' Iacobus', associated with the biblical patriarch Jacob. Ancient history A French knight returning from the Crusades in the Holy Lands probably adopted the surname from "Saint Jacques" (or "James the Greater"). James the Greater was one of Jesus' Twelve Apostles, and is believed to be the first martyred apostle. Being endowed with this surname was an honor at the time and it is likely that the Church allowed it because of acts during the Crusades. Indeed, at this time, the use of biblical, Christian, or Hebrew names and surnames became very popular, and entered the European lexicon. Robert J., a Knight Crusader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie (given Name)
Jackie or Jacky is a given name or nickname for both males and females, often a pet form of Jack (given name), Jack or other names. People Men * Jackie Bradley Jr. (born 1990), American Major League Baseball player * Jackie Chan (born 1954), Hong Kong martial artist, actor, film director, producer, stuntman, and singer. * Jacky Cheung (born 1961), Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor * John Jackie Cooper (1922–2011), American actor and TV producer * Jackie Davis (1920–1999), American jazz singer, organist and bandleader * Jacky Duguépéroux (born 1948), French football manager and former player * Jacky Durand (born 1967), French retired road bicycle racer * Jacques Fatton (1925–2011), Swiss footballer * Jackie Fields (born Jacob Finkelstein, 1908–1984), American world and Olympic champion boxer * John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841–1920), British admiral * Jackie Earle Haley (born 1961), American actor * John Jackie Gleason (1916–1987), American comedian and act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack (given Name)
Jack is a male given name of English origin, originally a diminutive of John (given name), John. Alternatively it may commonly be a diminutive of Jacob (name), Jacob, its French variant Jacques, or given names like Jackson (name), Jackson which have been derived from surnames. Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries. Jack is also used to a far lesser extent as a female given name, often as a shortened version of Jacqueline (given name), Jacqueline. The word "jack" is also commonly used in other contexts in English for many occupations, objects and actions, linked to the use of the word as a metaphor for a common man. Origin Jack is thought by some to have hailed from the earlier Jackin (from the name Jankin). Alternatively, it may be derived from an Anglicisation of names , anglicisation of Jacques, the French form of the name James (given name), James or Jacob (name), Jacob. There is also a theory th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline (given Name)
Jacqueline is a given name, the French feminine form of Jacques, also commonly used in the English-speaking world. Older forms and variant spellings were sometimes given to men. Origins Jacqueline comes from French language, French, as the feminine form of Jacques (English James (name), James). Jacques originated from Jacob, which is derived from the Hebrew languages, Hebrew. Variant and diminutive forms Many variants in both spelling and pronunciation of the name Jacqueline have come into use, such as Jacquelyn, Jackeline, Jaclyn, Jakelin, Jackielyn, Jacklyn, and Jaqueline. The diminutive for Jacqueline is Jac, Jack, Jackie, Jaque or Jacqui, which also has many variants. American usage Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut was a famous early bearer of the name. She was the subject of the 1831 popular historical novel ''Jacqueline of Holland (novel), Jacqueline of Holland'' by Irish novelist Thomas Colley Grattan. The name was in rare, occasional use in the Southern United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaques
Jaques is a given name and surname, a variant of Jacques. People with the given name Jaques * Jaques Bagratuni (1879-1943), Armenian prince * Jaques Bisan (b. 1993) Beninese footballer * Jaques Étienne Gay (1786-1864) Swiss-French botanist * Jaques Lazier (1971-) American racing driver * Jaques Morelenbaum (1954-) Brazilian musician * Jaques-Louis Reverdin (1842-1929) Swiss surgeon * Jaques Sterne (1695-1759) English cleric and politician * Jaques Wagner (1951-) Brazilian politician * Jaques le Vinier (c 1240-60) French troubadour Fictional characters * Jaques in Shakespeare's ''As You Like It'' People with the surname Jaques * Arthur Jaques (1888–1915), English cricketer * Bob Jaques (born 1953), Canadian-American animation director * Elliott Jaques, Canadian psychologist * Faith Jaques (1923–1997), British artist * Francis Lee Jaques, American wildlife artist * Harold Vivian Jaques (1882–1952), Australian lawyer and politician. * Hattie Jacques (1922–1980), Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James (name)
James is an English language given name that is a derivative of the name Jacob (name), Jacob, most commonly used for males. Etymology It is a modern descendant, through Old French ''James'', of Vulgar Latin ''Iacomus'' (cf. Italian ''Giacomo (name), Giacomo'', Portuguese ''Tiago'' or ''Thiago'' (in ancient spelling although still used as a first name), Spanish ''Santiago_(name), Iago, Santiago''), a derivative version of Latin ''Iacobus'', Latin form of the Hebrew language, Hebrew name Jacob (name), ''Jacob'' (original ). The final ''-s'' in the English first names is typical of those borrowed from Old French, where it was the former masculine subject case (cf. Jules, Jules, Miles (name), Miles, Charles, etc.). James is a very popular name in English-speaking populations. Forms of James Abbreviations * Jas. (English) Diminutives * Jack (given name), Jack Jake (given name), Jak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany
Brittany ( ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the north-west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica in Roman Gaul. It became an Kingdom of Brittany, independent kingdom and then a Duchy of Brittany, duchy before being Union of Brittany and France, united with the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a provinces of France, province governed as a separate nation under the crown. Brittany is the traditional homeland of the Breton people and is one of the six Celtic nations, retaining Culture of Brittany, a distinct cultural identity that reflects History of Brittany, its history. Brittany has also been referred to as Little Britain (as opposed to Great Britain, with which it shares an etymology). It is bordered by the English Channel to the north, Normandy to the northeast, eastern Pays de la Loire to the southeast, the Bay of Biscay to the south, and the Celtic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Its land area is 34,023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob (name)
Jacob is a common masculine given name of Hebrew language, Hebrew origin. The English language, English form is derived from the Latin ''Iacobus'', from the Greek language, Greek (''Iakobos''), ultimately from the Hebrew language, Hebrew (''Yaʿaqōḇ''), the name of Jacob, biblical patriarch of the Israelites, and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions. The name comes either from the Hebrew root ''ʿqb'' meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", ''ʿakeb''. The prefix “ya-” and the internal vowel “-o-” typically indicate a masculine third-person singular imperfective form in Hebrew, suggesting meanings like “he will”, “he may”, or “he shall”. It can also be taken to mean "may God protect" or "may he protect" as Hebrew grammar does not specify whether the name bearer ("he") is the Subject (grammar), subject (the one who acts) or the Object (grammar), object (the one who is acted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacque
Jacque is a given name and a surname which may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Jacque Aye, Nigerian-American comic artist and writer * Jacque Batt (died 2014), American First Lady of Idaho 1994-1999 * Jaque Fourie (born 1983), South African former rugby union rugby player * Jacque Fresco (1916–2017), American futurist and self-described social engineer * Jacque Jack Jenkins (American football) (1921-1982), American football player * Jacque Jones (born 1975), American Major League Baseball assistant hitting coach and former player * Jacque LaPrarie, American college football player in the early 1980s * Jacque MacKinnon (1938-1975), American League Football and National League Football player * Jacquelyn Jacque Mercer (1931-1982), winner of the Miss America beauty pageant in 1949 * Jacqueline Jacque Reid (born 1975), American television and radio host, journalist and former news anchor * Jacque Robinson (born 1963), American football player * Jacque Vaughn (born 1975), American N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jake (given Name)
Jake is a masculine given name derived from Jacob. It can also be a nickname of Jacob (name), Jacob and various other given names. People with the given name "Jake" include A *Jake Aarts (born 1994), Australian rules footballer *Jake Abel (born 1987), American actor *Jake Abel (rugby union), Jake Abel (born 1997), Australian rugby union footballer *Jake Abbott (born 1988), English rugby union footballer *Jake Abraham (1967–2023), British actor *Jake Adelson (born 1996), Australian footballer *Jake Adelstein (born 1969), American journalist *Jake Adicoff (born 1995), American skier *Jake Ahearn (1918–1968), American basketball player *Jake Allen (other), multiple people *Jake Allex (1887–1959), American soldier *Jake Allston (born 1986), American sound designer *Jake Allyn (born 1990), American actor *Jake Alpert, British air force officer *Jake Alu (born 1997), American baseball player *Jake Anderegg, American politician *Jake Anderson (other), multiple peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding territories from Muslim rule. Beginning with the First Crusade, which culminated in the Siege of Jerusalem (1099), capture of Jerusalem in 1099, these expeditions spanned centuries and became a central aspect of European political, religious, and military history. In 1095, after a Byzantine request for aid,Helen J. Nicholson, ''The Crusades'', (Greenwood Publishing, 2004), 6. Pope Urban II proclaimed the first expedition at the Council of Clermont. He encouraged military support for List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos, AlexiosI Komnenos and called for an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Across all social strata in Western Europe, there was an enthusiastic response. Participants came from all over Europe and had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and in Catalonia it became '' Jaume''. In western Spain Jacobus became '' Iago''; in Portugal it became ''Tiago''. The name '' Saint James'' developed in Spanish to ''Santiago'', in Portuguese to ''São Tiago''. The names '' Diego'' (Spanish) and '' Diogo'' (Portuguese) are also Iberian versions of ''Jaime''. In the United States, Jaime is used as an independent masculine given name, along with given name James. For females, it remains less popular, not appearing on the top 1,000 U.S. female names for the past 5 years. People * Jaime, Duke of Braganza, Portuguese nobleman of the 15th/16th centuries, the 4th Duke of Braganza * Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
