Jacques

== English == === Pronunciation === (unadapted pronunciation): (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʒæk/, /ʒɑːk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʒæk/, /ʒɑk/ Rhymes: -ɑːk (nativized pronunciation): IPA(key): /dʒæk/ Rhymes: -æk Homophones: Jack, jack === Proper noun === Jacques A male given name from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], feminine equivalent Jacqueline, equivalent to English Jacob. A surname from given name. ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin Iācōbus, possibly a semi-learned borrowing (compare inherited Old French James, source of English James), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Doublet of Jacob, a learned borrowing. Note Old French Jasque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒak/ ~ /ʒɑk/ === Proper noun === Jacques m a male given name, the French equivalent of James and Jacob, and formerly used as a generic name for peasants James (biblical character) James (book of the Bible) a surname originating as a patronymic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (pet forms): Jacquot, Jacquet, Jacot, Jacquine, Jakou (feminine form): Jacqueline ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: Jak → Albanian: Zhak, Xhak, Xhakë → Dutch: Sjaak → English: Jacques, Jack (more often a diminutive of John) → Latvian: Žaks → Chinese: 雅克 (Yǎkè) (transliteration) == Norman == === Etymology === From Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). === Proper noun === Jacques m a male given name, equivalent to French Jacques or English Jack James (biblical character)