Jaclyn - Meaning of Jaclyn

What does Jaclyn mean?

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Jaclyn

[ 2 syll. ja-clyn, jac-l-yn ] The baby girl name Jaclyn is pronounced as JHAHKLihN †. Jaclyn is primarily used in the English language and it is of Hebrew origin. Jaclyn is a contraction of the English and French name Jacqueline.

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Jaclyn is an unusual baby name for girls. Its usage peaked modestly in 1979 with 0.134% of baby girls being given the name Jaclyn. Its ranking then was #124. The baby name has since experienced a steep fall in frequency, and is now used on a very light scale. In 2018, among the group of girl names directly linked to Jaclyn, Jacqueline was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Jaclyn include Jacelyn (English), Jackeline (English), Jacklin, Jacklynn, Jacklynne, Jackquelyn, Jacqlyn, Jacquelean, Jacqueleen (English), Jacquelein, Jacquelene (English), Jacqulin (English), Jacquline (English), Jaculine, Jaelin (English), Jaeline (English), Jaelyn (English), Jaelyne (English), Jaelynn (English), and Jailin.

† Pronunciation for Jaclyn: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"