"Jacques" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ʒɑːk/, /d͡ʒæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jacques.wav , En-au-Jack.ogg
Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Jacques
  1. A male given name from French borrowed from French. Derived forms: jacques
    Sense id: en-Jacques-en-name-10Kzj79m Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 11 28 4 5 11 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 9 27 4 4 16 11 4
  2. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Jacques-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 11 28 4 5 11 12 4

Proper name [French]

IPA: /ʒak/, /ʒɑk/ Audio: Fr-Paris--Jacques.ogg , Qc-Jacques.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Jacques.wav
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. Note Old French Jasque. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|Iācōbus}} Latin Iācōbus, {{cog|fro|James}} Old French James, {{cog|en|James}} English James, {{der|fr|grc|Ἰάκωβος}} Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), {{der|fr|hbo|יַעֲקֹב|tr=Yaʿăqōḇ}} Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ), {{doublet|fr|Jacob}} Doublet of Jacob, {{uder|fr|fro|Jasque}} Old French Jasque Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Jacques m
  1. a male given name, the French equivalent of James and Jacob, and formerly used as a generic name for peasants Tags: masculine Derived forms: coquille Saint-Jacques, habillé comme la chienne à Jacques, jacques, Jacques a dit, noix de Saint-Jacques, s'habiller comme la chienne à Jacques Related terms: Jacqueline [feminine] Related terms (pet forms): Jacquot, Jacquet, Jacot, Jacquine, Jakou
    Sense id: en-Jacques-fr-name-qDacM1pR Categories (other): French given names, French male given names, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Terms derived from Old French nominative, Biblical characters Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 11 28 4 5 11 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 9 27 4 4 16 11 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 80 2 2 16 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 85 2 2 10 Disambiguation of Terms derived from Old French nominative: 72 9 11 8 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 41 35 13 11 Disambiguation of 'pet forms': 62 1 6 31
  2. James (biblical character) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jacques-fr-name-LZE6b~3c Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 41 35 13 11
  3. James (book of the Bible) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jacques-fr-name-7jM9LOLp Categories (other): Biblical characters, Books of the Bible Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 41 35 13 11 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 13 8 75 4
  4. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jacques-fr-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): French surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Biblical characters Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 11 28 4 5 11 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 9 27 4 4 16 11 4 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 41 35 13 11

Proper name [Norman]

Etymology: From Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ). Etymology templates: {{uder|nrf|la|Iacobus}} Latin Iacobus, {{uder|nrf|grc|Ἰάκωβος}} Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), {{uder|nrf|hbo|יַעֲקֹב|tr=Yaʿăqōḇ}} Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ) Head templates: {{head|nrf|proper noun||{{{pl}}}|g=m|g2=|head=}} Jacques m, {{nrf-proper noun|m}} Jacques m
  1. a male given name, equivalent to French Jacques or English Jack Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jacques-nrm-name-p1PBtUVt Categories (other): Norman given names, Norman male given names, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Norman entries with incorrect language header, Norman undefined derivations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 23 11 28 4 5 11 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 9 27 4 4 16 11 4 Disambiguation of Norman entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Norman undefined derivations: 77 23
  2. James (biblical character) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jacques-nrm-name-LZE6b~3c
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}
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    "French terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
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      "word": "coquille Saint-Jacques"
    },
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      "word": "habillé comme la chienne à Jacques"
    },
    {
      "word": "jacques"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jacques a dit"
    },
    {
      "word": "noix de Saint-Jacques"
    },
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      "word": "s'habiller comme la chienne à Jacques"
    }
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    },
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Albanian: Zhak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "Sjaak",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Sjaak",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "3": "Jack",
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        },
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            "1": "more often a diminutive of John"
          },
          "expansion": "(more often a diminutive of John)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Jacques, Jack (more often a diminutive of John)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "Žaks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latvian: Žaks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latvian: Žaks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 雅克 (Yǎkè) (transliteration)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 雅克 (Yǎkè) (transliteration)"
    }
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        "2": "la",
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    },
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      },
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      "sense": "pet forms",
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      "sense": "pet forms",
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    },
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              189
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          "ref": "1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 4; republished as Isabel F. Hapgood, transl., 1887:",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʒɑk/"
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      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Jacques.wav",
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}

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    "Norman terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
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    "nrf:Biblical characters"
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    },
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          "James"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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}

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