“The name 'Jacq' is a diminutive or variant of 'Jacques', the French form of 'Jacob', which means "supplanter" or "holder of the heel" from the Hebrew root *ʿqb* (to follow or supplant).”
Hebrew · Boy · 1 syllable
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Rare
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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#11,304
TrendNew ★
Peak year2021
Syllables1
OriginHebrew
LanguageFrench
CultureFrench
ReligionChristianity
Letters4
Numerology4 Chaldean 6
Global rank#43,073
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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data
About the name Jacq
The name 'Jacq' is a diminutive or variant of 'Jacques', the French form of 'Jacob', which means "supplanter" or "holder of the heel" from the Hebrew root *ʿqb* (to follow or supplant).
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Etymology
The name 'Jacq' is a diminutive or variant of 'Jacques', the French form of 'Jacob', which means "supplanter" or "holder of the heel" from the Hebrew root *ʿqb* (to follow or supplant). It is primarily used in French-speaking cultures and occasionally in English-speaking contexts, with historical ties to Christianity through the biblical patriarch Jacob, though the shortened form 'Jacq' has no distinct religious or historical prominence.
Jacq currently ranks #11,304 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2021.
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