Jacques

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Jacques [ʒɑk] is the French equivalent of James.

Jacques is derived from the Late Latin Iacobus, from the Greek Ἰακώβος (Septuagintal Greek Ἰακώβ), from the Hebrew יַעֲקֹב‎.^[1] (See Jacob.) James is derived from Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus.^[2]

As a first name, Jacques is often phonetically converted to English as Jacob, Jake (from Jacob), or Jack, but the last is not an accurate translation. (Jack, from Jankin, is strictly a diminutive of John.^[3])

List of people with surname Jacques

• Brian Jacques (1939 - 2011), British author and radio host, known primarily for the Redwall series
• Cheryl Jacques (born 1962), American activist
• Hattie Jacques (1922 – 1980), British comedy actress
• Jeph Jacques (born 1980), American webcomic artist
• Kateřina Jacques (born 1971), Czech politician
• Martin Jacques (born 1945), British journalist, former editor of Marxism Today
• Richard Jacques (born 1973), British composer
• Jean-François Jacques (born 1985), Canadian professional hockey player

List of people with given name Jacques

• Jacques Abady (1872-1964), British lawyer
• Jacques Barzun (born 1907), French-born American historian
• Jacques Brel (1929 – 1978), Belgian singer and songwriter
• Jacques Brinkman (born 1966), Dutch field hockey player and coach
• Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910 – 1997), French underwater explorer
• Jacques Cartier (1491 – 1557), French explorer
• Jacques Chapiro (1887–1972), painter
• Jacques Chirac (born 1932), French politician
• Jacques Delors (born 1925), French politician
• Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), Algerian-born French philosopher
• Jacques Ellul (1912 – 1994), French philosopher
• Jacques Gaillot (born 1935), French social activist and Roman Catholic Bishop
• Jacques Hanegraaf (born 1960), Dutch cyclist
• Jacques Ibert (1880-1962), French composer of classical music
• Jacques Kallis (born 1975), South African cricketer
• Jacques La Degaillerie (born 1940), French fencer
• Jacques Lacan (1901-1981), French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
• Jacques Landry (born 1969), Canadian cyclist
• Jacques Loeb (1859-1924), German-born American physiologist and biologist
• Jacques-Louis David (1748 – 1825), French neo-classical painter
• Jacques Marquette (1637 – 1675), French explorer, led first European expedition to the northern Mississippi River
• Jacques Massu (1908-2002), French general
• Jacques Monod (1910–76), French biologist and Nobel Prize recipient
• Jacques Ochs(1883-1971) , Belgian Olympic champion épée fencer
• Jacques Parizeau (born 1930), Prime Minister of Québec
• Jacques Pepin (born 1935), French chef
• Jacques Prévert (1900–77), French poet and screenwriter
• Jacques Pucheran (1817–94), French zoologist
• Jacques Rogge (born 1942), Belgian sports administrator, president of the International Olympic Committee
• Jacques Rougeau (born 1960), Canadian professional wrestler
• Jacques Rudolph (born 1981), South African cricketer
• Jacques Sylla (born 1946), Malagasy politician, former Prime Minister of Madagascar
• Jacques Tati (1907 – 1982), French filmmaker
• Jacques Villeneuve (born 1971), Canadian racing driver
• Jacques Yoko (born 1972), French volleyball player

Fictional people

• "Frère Jacques", French children's song
• Jacques Blanc, character from the Onimusha series
• Jacques the Cleaner Shrimp, character from Finding Nemo
• Dr. Jacques Von Hämsterviel, character from Lilo & Stitch
• Jacques, boss character from the original Spyro the Dragon (also the level's name, and the name of the music track which plays during the level; however, Stewart Copeland has referred to the music as "Rain".
• Jacques Beaupierre, character in the Aaron Elkins novel Skeleton Dance
• Jacques The Scratcher, a boss from the computer game " Wizard 101"
• Jacques Chétoi, the cameo of a street performer in Pennsylvania
• Jacques Snicket, a character in the A Series of Unfortunate Events

See also

• Jacqueline (disambiguation)
• Jaques (disambiguation)
• Jean-Jacques

References

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