Jack
[dʒæk]Meaning
a medieval diminutive of John, later an independent name
Background Story
Jack comes from Jackin, an earlier Jankin, a medieval diminutive of John, with possible early influence from the unrelated French name Jacques. During the Middle Ages it was very common and became a slang word meaning "man". In the United Kingdom it has been given more often than John since the 1990s, and was the most popular name for boys from 1996 to 2008.
Variations
Jackson, Jacques, Jackie
Related Names
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Medieval variant of Jack, also a short form of Jacob and James
Johnny
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Jace
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Jacks
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Jaq
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Jeff
Derived from the Old High German name 'Gisulf', meaning 'pledge of peace'.
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A medieval diminutive of James
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