Jacqueline
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Jacqueline is a given name, meaning "to protect" or 'supplanter.' Jacqueline comes from French, as the feminine form of Jacques, the French form of the Jacob (ultimately Hebrew).
After coming into use in the Anglophone world, several spelling variations and slight variants in both spelling and pronunciation have come into use, such as Jacquelyn, Jaclyn, Jacklyn, Jacqlyn, Jacquelin and Jacklin. Jacqueline is a more traditional spelling popular among older generations, while Jaclyn is popular among younger namesakes.
The diminutive for Jacqueline is Jackie, also spelt Jacqui, Jacque, Jacquie and Jacky.
The most famous person to bear the name in the twentieth century is Jacqueline Onassis, who used the form Jackie as well, with John F. Kennedy and she being often known as "Jack and Jackie" when Kennedy was in office. The name's popular image of elegance may derive at least in part from its association with her.