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

Jaclyn Corin Jaclyn Corin (born October 27, 2000) is an American activist against gun violence and the current Executive Director of March for Our Lives as of March 2025. She survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018. She is one of the co-fo ...

(born 2000), American activist and advocate for gun control * Jaclyn Dahm (born 1977), American model and ''Playboy'' Playmate *

Jaclyn DeSantis Jaclyn DeSantis is an American actress. She is best known for playing Maggie on the NBC television series Windfall. Early life Jaclyn was born in Long Island, New York. She attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and Mass Arts in Bosto ...

(born 1979), American actress * Murder of Jaclyn Dowaliby, Jaclyn Dowaliby (1981–1988), American murder victim * Jaclyn Ford, American politician * Jaclyn Hales (born 1986), American actress * Jaclyn Hill (born 1990), American YouTuber * Jaclyn Jose (1963–2024), Filipina actress * Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003), Canadian actress * Jaclyn Moriarty (born 1968), Australian actress * Jaclyn Marielle Jaffe, American actress * Jaclyn Reding, American romance novelist * Jaclyn Smith (born 1945), American television actress * Jaclyn Stapp (born 1980), American activist, philanthropist and former Miss New York * Jaclyn Victor (born 1978), Malaysian singer * Jaclyn Zimmermann, American politician

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