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, a Hebrew name meaning "supplanter" or possibly "may God protect".
Notable people with this name
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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 ...
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Jaclyn Dahm, model (born 1977)
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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
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Jaclyn Dowaliby, American murder victim (1981–1988)
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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)
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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)
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Jaclyn Moriarty, Australian actress
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Jaclyn Marielle Jaffe, American actress
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Jaclyn Stapp (nee Nesheiwat), US activist, philanthropist and former Miss New York
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Jaclyn Reding, American actress
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Jaclyn Smith, American television actress (born 1945)
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Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer (born 1978)
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Jaclyn Hill, American Youtuber (born 1990)
See also
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Jacklyn (disambiguation)
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Jackie (given name)
Jackie or Jacky is a given name or nickname for both males and females, originally a pet form of Jack, John, Jacques, Jacqueline, etc.
People
Men
* Jackie Bradley Jr. (born 1990), American Major League Baseball player
* Jackie Chan (born 19 ...
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Jacqueline (given name)
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Jacquelyn, ring name of Jacqueline Moore
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List of people starting with "Jaclyn"
References
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Given names
Feminine given names