Masculí

Jacques

(Anglès)

  1. (masculine) a male given name, the French equivalent of James and Jacob, and formerly used as a generic name for peasants
  2. (masculine) James (biblical character)
  3. (masculine) James (book of the Bible)
  4. (masculine) a surname originating as a patronymic

Freqüència

C1
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ʒak/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

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.

Related words

Xaume

James

Jesse James

Sant Jaume

Jacques

Henry James

William James

Gemmes

Jame

Gemme

Jesse James

Épître de Jacques

Jaime

Jesse Woodson James

Henry James

William James

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