Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Supplanter, substitute; feminine variation of Jacob or James

Girl name variations

Jacqueline
Jacquelyn
Jackelyn
Jaklyn
Jaclyn
Jackie
Jackey
Jackee
Jacqui
Jacquetta
Jacquith

How Popular Is The Name Jacklin

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from a pet form of Jack.
  • South German and Swiss German (Jäcklin) : from a pet form of Jack, a South German name based on Jacob. Compare Jackley.

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