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 Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

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 Jaclyn Corin (born October 27, 2000) is an American activist against gun violence. She survived the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2018. She is one of the co-founders of March for Our Lives and the organizer of a student protest to Tal ...

, 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 Jaclyn Moriarty (born 1968 in Perth) is an Australian novelist, most known for her young adult literature. She is a recipient of the Davitt Award and the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction. Biography Moriarty was raised in the north-west ...

, Australian actress * Jaclyn Marielle Jaffe, American actress *

Jaclyn Stapp Jaclyn Nesheiwat Stapp (born July 29, 1980) is a beauty queen, author, philanthropist, actress, and fashion model with pageant roots in Florida and New York. She is married to Scott Stapp, the voice of the band Creed and current solo touring arti ...

(nee Nesheiwat), US activist, philanthropist and former Miss New York *

Jaclyn Reding Jaclyn Reding (born March 23 in Ohio, United States) is an American writer of historical romance novels. She has been a Golden Quill Awards winner and the author of an Amazon.com's #1 bestseller. She also is a National Readers' Choice Awards f ...

, 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)

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