Etymology

Jackie

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Today it means: A diminutive of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John. Full definition →

English Jack ← Middle English Jackin ← French Jacques
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The story

  1. FrenchJacques
  2. Middle EnglishJackin
  3. EnglishJack
  4. English todayJackie

From Jack + -ie.

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