Jack Name Meaning & Origin
Jack
Origin of the name Jack:
Originally a pet form of John (God is gracious) and Jackson (son of Jack), Jack is now often be-stowed as an independent given name. Pet: Jackie, Jacky.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Nicknames for Jack
Jacky, Jack-Jack, Jack-O-Lantern, Captain Jack, Jax/Jacks, Jackson, Jay. Ginger Jamaican Jew, Nut Man
- Meanings and history of the name Jack
Meanings of the name "Jack".
Hebrew:
Supplanter.Polish:
God is gracious.English:
God is gracious. Fact: During the Middle Ages, Jack was so common that it was used as a general term for 'man' or 'boy'.English:
Supplanter; Jack could be derivated from the french name Jacques.
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