The male given French name Jacques is a variant of the Hebrew male given name Jacob.
The English surname Jaques is derived from that, and is first found in Yorkshire, where they'd held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Nether Silton.
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The First French explorers to reach North America were Jaques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, if that answers your question.
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"Jaques", the french name meaning "John" or "Jack", is pronounced, "Jhock". The "Jh" representing a 'soft J' sound, almost like the sound of the second 'g' in the name George.
Jacques Cartier's full name is Jaques Cartier.
Arthur Jaques was born in 1888.
Arthur Jaques died in 1915.
Bill Jaques was born in 1925.
Bill Jaques died in 1925.
Ronny Jaques was born in 1910.
Ronny Jaques died in 2008.
Phil Jaques was born in 1979.