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The Name Jacques - Origin and Meaning of Jacques
  



The Name Jacques - Origin and Meaning of Jacques


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Jacques

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Jacques

French

Meaning of the Name Jacques

The name Jacques is a French form of Jacob and James.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880), a German-French composer and cellist; Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910 - 1997), a French explorer, scientist, and filmmaker; Jacques Brel (1929 - 1978), a Belgian singer and songwriter; Jacques Chirac (born 1932), a French politician who was the President of France from 1995 to 2007.
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