Jacques

Meaning

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

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒak/

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.

Sentences

En politique , il est connu pour son rôle auprès de Jacques Chirac .

In politics, he is known for his role with Jacques Chirac.

Le jeune substitut de Boucher , Jacques Sully Brunet, est également écarté du dossier .

Boucher's young substitute, Jacques Sully Brunet, is also removed from the file.

Un comité d'orientation présidé par Jacques Commaille vient en soutien de ce directoire .

A steering committee chaired by Jacques Commaille supports this management board.