What does Jack mean?

Jack means "son of Jack; Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Jack?

Jack \jac(k), ja-ck\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Jack used as a meaning of girl name, but it is significantly morefor boys. Its pronunciation is JHAHK 1.

1 Pronunciation for Jack: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Jack?

Jack is largely used in the English and Dutch languages, and its origin is English and Hebrew. The name developed as a diminutive of the medieval name John, which had a diminutive Johnkin (Middle English) that became Jankin (Middle English) from the West Country accent. This developed into Jackin (Middle English) before being shortened to Jack. In medieval times, the name was widely used, and it became a slang word meaning 'man'. It is well-known as the archetypal folk hero in many nursery rhymes and fairy tales such as 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Jack Sprat', and 'Little Jack Horner'. It has also been used to refer to real or mythical characters of otherwise unknown names, such as the 19th-century persons, the murderer Jack the Ripper and the high-jumping demon Spring Heeled Jack who became the protagonist of many Victorian penny dreadfuls and plays. The name has also been taken as an informal diminutive of James meaning and origin, due to its similarity in sound to Jacques, the French form of James; otherwise, the relation is not etymologically justified. In addition, Jack is a short form of the name what does the name Jackson mean (English). Jack a Dutch and English diminutive form of the name Jacob name variations (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Jack an English diminutive form of the name nicknames for John (English and Hebrew). Jack has 27 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Jack:

  • Actor Jack Black, born 28 August 1969, Hermosa Beach, California
  • Actor Jack Klugman, born 27 April 1922, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Actor Jack Lemmon, born John Uhler Lemmon III, 8 February 1925 - 27 June 2001, Newton, Massachusetts
  • Actor Jack Lord, born John Joseph Patrick Ryan, 30 December 1920 - 21 January 1998, New York, New York
  • Actor Jack Nicholson, born 22 April 1937, Neptune, New Jersey
  • Actor Jack Palance, born Walter Jack Palahnuik, 18 February 1919 - 10 November 2006, Lattimer, Pennsylvania
  • Actor Jack Wild, born 30 September 1952 - 1 March 2006, Manchester, England
  • Actor Jack Hawkins, born John Edward Hawkins, 14 September 1910 - 18 July 1973, Wood Green, Middlesex, England
  • Author Jack Kerouac, born Jean Louis Kerouac, 12 March 1922 - 21 October 1969, Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Author Jack London, born 12 January 1876 - 22 November 1916, San Francisco, California.

List of baby names Jack:

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The baby name Jack fun facts:

The name Jack in reverse order is "Kcaj".

The numerological value of the name Jack is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Jack?

Jack is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.46%
20130.45%
20120.42%
20110.43%
20100.44%
20090.46%
20080.49%
20070.51%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames