Jaclyn, often abbreviated to "Jackie" is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It is variant of

Jacqueline Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...

, a French feminine form of Jacques which in turn comes from

Jacob Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel, is regarded as a patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. J ...

, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect".

Notable people with this name

* Jaclyn Corin, American activist and advocate for

gun control Gun control, or firearms regulation, is the set of laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms by civilians. Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with on ...

* Jaclyn Dahm, model (born 1977) *

Jaclyn DeSantis Jaclyn DeSantis is an American actress. She is best known for playing Maggie on the NBC television series Windfall. Early life Jaclyn was born in Long Island, New York. She attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and Mass Arts in Bos ...

, American actress * Jaclyn Dowaliby, American murder victim (1981–1988) *

Jaclyn Hales Jaclyn Hales (born September 4, 1986) is an American actress best known for acting in BYUtv scripted series ''Extinct'', ''The Sinister Surrogate'' (2018), ''Scents and Sensibility'' (2011), ''Unicorn City'' (2012), ''Christmas Eve'' (2015), '' ...

, American actress (born 1986) *

Jaclyn Linetsky Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky (January 8, 1986 – September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress who played Megan O'Connor on ''15/Love'' and the title character on '' Caillou'' during the show's second and third seasons, replacing the character's origina ...

, Canadian actress (1986–2003) * Jaclyn Moriarty, Australian actress * Jaclyn Marielle Jaffe, American actress * Jaclyn Stapp (nee Nesheiwat), US activist, philanthropist and former Miss New York * Jaclyn Reding, American actress *

Jaclyn Smith Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith (born October 26, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best known for her role as Kelly Garrett in the television series ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976–1981), and was the only original female lead ...

, American television actress (born 1945) *

Jaclyn Victor Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor (born 4 December 1978) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, actress & businesswoman who won the inaugural ''Malaysian Idol'', ''Ikon Malaysia'' & ''Gegar Vaganza Season 9''. As the winner of ''Malaysian Idol'', she wo ...

, Malaysian singer (born 1978) *

Jaclyn Hill Jaclyn Roxanne Hill (''née'' Eilers; born July 20, 1990) is an American entrepreneur and internet personality who gained popularity via her YouTube channel. Early life Jaclyn Eilers grew up near Mineral, Illinois on a farm that had been in he ...

, American Youtuber (born 1990)

References

{{given name Given names Feminine given names

Notable people with this name

See also

References