| Name info: About the name Jaclyn in particular | |
| Group info: About Jacob/Jacqueline/Jakoba, the group of names with the same origin as Jaclyn | | Meaning/translation: | Yahweh may protect; holder of the heel; supplanter |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin, male: | original, etymological meaning might be He (God) may protect |
| | but already in the Old Testament the name is interpreted as holder of the heel or supplanter |
| | in the Old Testament Jacob is a son of Isaac and the father of 12 sons who will found the 12 tribes of Israel |
| | during birth Jacob held the heel of his twin brother Esau for becoming the first-born (thus the given name interpretations) |
| | in the New Testament James the Elder and James the Younger are two disciples of Jesus |
| Words: | yahweh = (the name of God) (name of the one God according to the Old Testament) Hebrew |
| | aqeb = the heel Hebrew |
| | aqab = to supplant, to cheat Hebrew |
| Topics: | 12 Apostles, Interesting, Old Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Jakob Austria First 2020, 1:James Ireland 2016, 1:Jacob USA 2012, 1:Diego Mexico 2007, 1:Jakub Poland 2015, 1:Thiago Panama 2021, 2:Jokubas Lithuania 2021, 2:Jakov Croatia 2022, 4:Diogo Portugal 2008, 4:Jacqueline England+Wales 1964 |
| Somehow related to: | Jahwe |
| Old/original forms: | Iacobus Latin, Iacomus Latin, Iakobos Old Greek, Yaakov Hebrew |
| Name variants: | Giacoma, Jackeline, Jackie, Jacklyn, Jacky, Jaclyn, Jacqueline, Jacquelyn, Jaime, Jaimie, Jakoba, Jakobea, Jakobine, Jami, Jamie, Jaquelin, Jaqueline, Jaslyn, Jayme, Jazlene, Jazlyn, Jazlynn, Jazzlyn, Coby, Diego, Diogo, Giacobbe, Giacomo, Iacopo, Iago, Jaakko, Jaap, Jachen, Jacob, Jacobo, Jacopo, Jacques, Jago, Jaime, Jak, Jaka, Jake, Jakob, Jakobe, Jakobus, Jakop, Jakov, Jakow, Jakub, James, Jamie, Jankel, Jascha, Jaycob, Jayme, Jekabs, Jeppe, Jim, Jimi, Jimmie, Jimmy, Jokubas, Kimo, Köbi, Koby, Lapo, Seamus, Seumas, Thiago, Tiago, Yaakob, Yaakov, Yago, Yakup, Yankel, Yaqub Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Jaclyn | | Series | Graph | Rankings |
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| USA decades | Graph | 1990-1999 221, 1980-1989 141 |
| USA yearly | Graph | 2007 947, 2006 851, 2005 700, 2004 673, 2003 589, 2002 527, 2001 480, 2000 452, 1999 428, 1998 391, 1997 357, 1996 303, 1995 256, 1994 225, 1993 197 |
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