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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Dutch, Limburgish
Other Forms FormsJac, Jack, Jak, Sjak (only the last one has a fixed pronunciation)
Meaning & History
Short form of Jacques as well as of Jacqueline and Jacquelina. In practice, the name is also used on bearers of related names, such as Jacob and Jacobus.In Limburgish, this name is strictly masculine. It is unisex in Dutch, but used much more often on men than on women.