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What does Jacques mean?
Jacques 
as a boys' name is pronounced zhahk. It is of French and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jacques is "he who supplants". Variant of James via Jacob. Familiar from the well-known song "Frére Jacques". Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau.
STARTS WITH Ja-
ASSOCIATED WITH supplants (victory)
Variations
VARIANTS Jacot, Jacque, Jaq, Jaques, Jock
SEE ALSO Jack
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JACOB, JAMES Jackie▼, Jacobus, Jacquet, James▼, Jaymes
FEMININE FORM Jacqueline
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jacques Theodore (J.T.), ..
How popular is Jacques?
Jacques is a somewhat popular first name for males (#763 out of 1220, Top 63%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#2572 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jacques reached its top rank of #697 in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is currently at #1896. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Jacques (#1896 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Jack (#28), Jackie (#1771), Jacob (#13), Jacque, James (#4), Jaymes and Jock. These relations of Jacques were favored by parents during the years 1940-1949 (AVERAGE #924) and are now much less widespread (#1214, ▼68%), with forms like James becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Jacques is alike in pronunciation to Jacq. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Jabes, Jace▲, Jacen, Jacey, Jacksen, Jacqin, Jairus, Janus, Jaquan▼, Jarius and Marques▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jacques.
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