Jackie
/ˈdʒæki/noun
A familiar form of the given name Jack or Jacqueline, and sometimes used as a slang term for a jackass or donkey in dialectal English.
Did you know?Jack began as a medieval pet form of John, and in English folklore it became a kind of everyman name so widespread that it spawned dozens of phrases, from jack-of-all-trades to jackanapes.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval English
English
Jack
“A familiar pet form of John, later used as a common male name and generic term for a man or fellow.”
14th-15th Century
English
Jackie
“A diminutive or familiar form of Jack, later also used as a given name in its own right.”
Middle English
English
Jakke
“A common male name and nickname, also used for an ordinary man or laborer.”
Old French
Old French
Jacques
“The French form of James, which was also used as a familiar personal name.”
Late Latin
Latin
Iacobus
“A Latin form of Jacob, the biblical name meaning 'supplanter.'”
Hebrew
Hebrew
Yaʿaqov
“The biblical name Jacob, traditionally interpreted as 'he grasps the heel' or 'he supplants.'”