Jaclyn, often abbreviated to "Jackie", is a feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
. It is variant of
Jacqueline, a French feminine form of
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 t ...
which in turn comes from
Jacob
Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...
, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect".
Notable people with this name
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Jaclyn Corin (born 2000), American activist and advocate for gun control
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Jaclyn Dahm (born 1977), American model and ''Playboy'' Playmate
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Jaclyn DeSantis (born 1979), American actress
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Jaclyn Dowaliby (1981–1988), American murder victim
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Jaclyn Ford, American politician
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Jaclyn Hales (born 1986), American actress
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Jaclyn Hill (born 1990), American YouTuber
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Jaclyn Jose (1963–2024), Filipina actress
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Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003), Canadian actress
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Jaclyn Moriarty (born 1968), Australian actress
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Marielle Jaffe, American actress
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Jaclyn Reding, American romance novelist
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Jaclyn Smith (born 1945), American television actress
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Jaclyn Stapp (born 1980), American activist, philanthropist and former Miss New York
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Jaclyn Victor
Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor (born 4 December 1978) is a Malaysian singer, actress and businesswoman who won the inaugural '' Malaysian Idol'', '' Ikon Malaysia'', ''Gegar Vaganza Season 9'' & ''Gegar Vaganza All Stars''. As the winner of ''Mal ...
(born 1978), Malaysian singer
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Jaclyn Zimmermann
Jaclyn Zimmermann is an American politician who was elected member of the Missouri House of Representatives for the 98th district in 2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, includi ...
, American politician
See also
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Jacklyn (disambiguation) Jacklyn may refer to:
People
* Jacklyn Frank, Antiguan and Barbudan politician first elected in 2017
* Jacklyn H. Lucas (1928–2008), American World War II Marine awarded the Medal of Honor
* Jacky Rosen (born 1957), American politician
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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), ...
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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 ...
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Jacquelyn, ring name of Jacqueline Moore
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List of people starting with "Jaclyn"
References
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Given names
Feminine given names