Jacques \j(a)-cques, jac-ques\ as a boy's name is pronounced zhahk. It is of French origin. Variant of James via Jacob. Familiar from the well-known song "Fr? Jacques". The Scottish Jock is a phonetic form of Jacques. Undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau. Jacques has 5 variant forms: Jacot, Jacque, Jaq, Jaques and Jock. For more information, see also the related name Jack. Baby names that sound like Jacques are Oakes, Aegeus, Aigeus, Jax, Ochs and Oaks. View a list of the 5 names that reference Jacques.