Girl · Hebrew, through French
Jacquetta
Say it: jak-WET-uh
Meaning
A feminine pet form of French Jacques (James), from Hebrew Yaakov.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Known in England mainly through Jacquetta of Luxembourg in the 15th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1980s
In the United States
- 1,705 babies given this name since 1916
- At its height in 1988, about 1 in 32,400 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jaquet, Jaquette
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Famous bearers
- Jacquetta of Luxembourg, mother of Elizabeth Woodville
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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