The baby name Jakkie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Afrikaans/Dutch: /ˈjɑ.ki/ (YAH-kee); English approximation: /ˈdʒæki/ (JAK-ee).
The baby name Jakkie is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Afrikaans/Dutch: /ˈjɑ.ki/ (YAH-kee); English approximation: /ˈdʒæki/ (JAK-ee).
Jakkie is Afrikaans, Dutch in Origin.
Jakkie is an Afrikaans and Dutch-style diminutive, most commonly a familiar form of Jacobus/Jakob (Jacob) and widely used in South Africa and Namibia; it also appears in English as an alternate spelling of Jackie. The double‑k orthography matches Afrikaans phonetics, and the name has been borne by South African figures such as analyst Jakkie Cilliers. In Afrikaans it is typically masculine; in English-speaking settings it can be unisex, echoing Jackie for both Jack and Jacqueline.
Semantically, Jakkie usually inherits the meaning of Jacob/James from Hebrew Ya‘aqov: “supplanter” or “holder of the heel.” When used as a pet form of Jack/John, some associate it with “God is gracious.” Variants and cognates include Jackie, Jacky, Jakki, Jaki; Jacob, Jakob, Jacques, James, Seamus, Iago, Diego, Giacomo; and feminine Jacqueline/Jacquie. Related Afrikaans nicknames from Jacobus include Jaco, Jakes, and Koos.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #233 | 5 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #245 | 9 | 6,830 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| ZA | 0 | #426 | 22 | 14,421 | |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #941 | 201 | 25,928 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,015 | 164 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
Jakkie is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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