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Infobox given name| name = Jacques| image=| imagesize=| caption=| pronunciation=IPA-fr|??k| gender = Male| meaning =| region = French| origin = Hebrew| related names = James| footnotes = Jacques IPA-fr|??k| is the French language|French equivalent of James (name)|James .
Jacques is derived from the Late Latin Iacobus , from the Koine Greek|Greek lang|grc|?a??ß?? ( Septuagint al Greek lang|grc|?a??ß ), from the Hebrew language|Hebrew rtl-lang|he|??????? .Morris, William and Mary (eds); entry for "Jacob", American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1975). (See Jacob (name)|Jacob .) James is derived from Iacomus , a variant of Iacobus .Morris, William and Mary (eds); entry for "James", American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1975).
As a first name, Jacques is often phonetically converted to English language|English as Jacob , Jake (from Jacob ), or Jack (name)|Jack , but the last is not an accurate translation. ( Jack , from Jankin , is strictly a diminutive of John (first name)|John .Morris, William and Mary (eds); entry for "Jack", American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (1975).)
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
Katerina 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 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
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege|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 (video game)|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 " The Stewart Copeland Anthology|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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