Jacques

[ zhahk ]

noun

1. a male given name, French form of Jacob or James.

Example Sentences

Jacques said she did no such thing, and the records do not contain a signed form from the mother refusing a C-section.

From ProPublica

Under Jacques’s leadership, Rio’s London-listed shares have doubled, beating gains by BHP and the Bloomberg World Mining Index, and the company has handed back record amounts of cash to investors.

From Fortune

Gabriella Therese Marie and Jacques Honore Rainier were born just after 5pm local time, the statement said.

From The Daily Beast

She reportedly studied French and Italian at Oxford before attending the prestigious Jacques Lecoq school of theatre in Paris.

From The Daily Beast

Film fans also know the band for its soundtrack to the Jacques Demy film Model Shop.

From The Daily Beast

The modern history of the flight, however, gets its start with Jacques-Sébastien Lenormand and his parachute in 1783.

From The Daily Beast

“The Nationals are showing the world that we are on the map,” stickmaker Alf Jacques told Sports Illustrated in 2010.

From The Daily Beast

Jacques Pradier died near Paris, aged 54; the most distinguished sculptor of his day in France.

From Project Gutenberg

This woman was married in 1821, by Jacques Collin's sister, to the head clerk of a rich, wholesale hardware merchant.

From Project Gutenberg

This woman, who was a sort of Jacques Collin in petticoats, evaded the police, thanks to her disguises.

From Project Gutenberg

Jean-Jacques Rouget, the doctor's son become much enamored of her, but obtained favor only through his money.

From Project Gutenberg

Jacques Cambremer evaded justice only by reason of the fact that his father gagged him and cast him into the sea.

From Project Gutenberg