Jacques - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Jacques \j(a)-cques, jac-ques\ is pronounced zhahk. It is of French origin. Variant of James via Jacob. Familiar from the well-known song "Frére Jacques". The Scottish Jock is a phonetic form of Jacques. Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau.

Jacques has 5 variant forms: Jacot, Jacque, Jaq, Jaques and Jock.

For more information, see also the related name Jack.

Baby names that sound like Jacques are Oakes, Aegeus, Aigeus, Jax, Ochs and Oaks.

Jacques is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Jacques. Click here to compare Jacques with related baby names.