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What does the last name "Jacques" mean??

I want to know plz tell me, my bfs' name is Maliki Zakk Jacques and Iknow his first name means "king of Angels."


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Jacques
This unusual surname has its origins in the Olde French personal
name "Jacques", the Equivalent of the English and Scottish form
"Jack". The ultimate derivation of the name is from the Hebrew
given name "Yaakov", popularly interpreted to mean "he supplanted"
referring to the Biblical tale of Jacob and Esau. There were two
Latin forms "Jacobus" and "Jacomus", giving the modern forms Jacob
and James. "Jacques" was the usual French form of "Jacobus" and is
thought to have been introduced into England in the 13th Century as
in "Jakes Amadur", (1275, London). Other forms of the modern
surname are Jacquet, Jaques, Jaquest and Jaquiss, the last two
being English forms. John Jacques was christened in July 1675 at
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. The first recorded spelling of
the family name is shown to be that of
Roberte Jaques, christened, which was dated
1st May 1559, St. Botolph without Aldgate, London. during the reign
of
Queen Elizabeth 1, known as "Good Queen Bess", 1558 - 1603.