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Comments and insights on the name Jacqueline

As a Jacqueline myself, I really had to grow into my name. It didn't fit so well when I was child, but I began to like it more in high school and into college. It certainly is unique in this time period; there was only one other Jacqueline in my area throughout elementary school and high school. Plus, I am a writer and my full name, Jacqueline Renee, sounds sophisticated and intelligent.

Lovely name!

Surprisingly, as a Jacqueline born during the JFK era, I only went to school with one other Jacqueline. (Funny thing was, we shared the same last name too.) Then I noticed more little girls named Jacqueline in the 1980's.
Of course, I went by Jackie; when I was in 1st grade, I really wanted to be a Kathy instead! Now I am grateful to have a name that is not so stuck in time--at least not in a specific generation.
If you look at the NameVoyager, Jacqueline is truly a modern, 20th-century classic.

Personal experiences with the name Jacqueline

My soulmate Jacqueline is just the most loveable woman in the world and her namesake follows, friend, confidant,a little forgetful but redeems herself in many ways.

It can be a long name for a child to have to spell, which is why you need a nickname you can live with.
I personally prefer "Jacquie" to "Jackie", and wish that I had been taught the first spelling as a child.

As an adult, in situations with new people, my name is often pronounced "JACK-a-lyn", which is probably easier to say than "JA-kwel-lyn". However, I prefer keeping the "QU" in the pronunciation.

Nicknames for Jacqueline

Jackie, Jacqui, Jacquie, Ellen, Kaylynn, Jack, Jax, Jackson, Jackster, Jay, Lin,Jakes

Meanings and history of the name Jacqueline

Feminine form of James or Jacob, meaning "supplanter".

Famous real-life people named Jacqueline

Jacqueline "Jackie" Evancho - American child opera singer
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy - wife of 35th president of the United States
Jacqueline Saburido, Venezuelan burn survivor
Jacqueline Bisset, English actress
Jacqueline Emerson, American singer and actress
Jacqueline Whitmore - American etiquette expert
Jacqueline Davies, author of children's series "The Lemonade War"
Jacqueline Wilson, British children's author
Jacqueline Fernandez, Sri Lankan actress

Jacqueline in song, story & screen

"Jacqueline," a song by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand
Jacqueline "Jackie" Burkhart - Character from That 70's Show, played by Mila Kunis
"Jacqueline", a song by Bobby Helms, rock-a-billy singer, from his debut album "Fraulein" in 1957.