Jackie

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/ˈd͡ʒæki/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.

“a neat Jackie-O pillbox”

OriginEnglish Jack ← Middle English Jackin ← French Jacques →
CommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline or Jacquelyn.

    a neat Jackie-O pillbox

    1 more example

    Hours into the final public hearing of the House’s historic impeachment inquiry on Thursday, the congresswoman Jackie Speier, a Democrat from California, asked the witness to verify a story she had heard about her.

    2019 November 22, Lauren Gambino, “'Absolute fearlessness': women take impeachment spotlight and speak truth as Trump fumes”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Jan 2020

Origin

  1. FrenchJacques
  2. Middle EnglishJackin
  3. EnglishJack
  4. EnglishJackie

From Jack + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Jackie

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Cite this entry
APA

Jackie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jackie

MLA

“Jackie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jackie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jackie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jackie.

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