Masculino

Jacques

(Inglés)

  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

Frecuencia

C1
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ʒak/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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

Gemmes

Jame

Gemme

Jesse James

Épître de Jacques

Jaime

Jesse Woodson James

Henry James

William James

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