Jack

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Jack comes from the name John or the name Jacques. The name John is from the Bible and it means 'the Lord is gracious'. Alternatively, Jacques is the French name coming from the Hebrew Jacob. Jacob means 'he who supplants'. Either one of these routes to get to the name Jack is possible and both are probable. The name Jack has a long history of usage in English. ^[1]

POPULARITY

Jack remains a very popular boys' name in the U.S., and Jackie is the female form, but has fallen severely in popularity compared to Jack as a name for babies in the U.S.. Jackson is another form commonly used in America and has skyrocketed in popularity since 1990. Jacob and John remain alongside Jack and Jackson at the top of the most popular boys' names for babies born in the U.S.. ^[1]

FACTS

President John F. Kennedy was known as Jack, and his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was known as Jackie.

The name Jack is also a word that can be found in a dictionary that doesn't include proper nouns. A jack could be a connector (such as a phone or a computer 'jack'). Alternatively, you can 'jack' something up, which means to hoist it up (for example lifting a car by putting it on the 'jack' in order to investigate the underside of the car or to change the tires. 'Jacking something up' can also refer to an excited or intoxicated state: 'he's all jacked up'.

NAMESAKES

Characters named Jack from books:

• 'Jack and the Beanstalk' (fairy tale)
• Jack Stanton in the book 'Primary Colors'
• Jack Ryan (main character in many Tom Clancy novels)

Characters named Jack from T.V. & Movies:

• Jack Traven ('Speed')
• Jack Dawson ('Titanic')
• Jack Tripper ('Three's Company')
• Jack McFarland ('Will & Grace')
• Jack Bauer ('24')
• Captain Jack Sparrow ('Pirates of the Caribbean')

Songs about various Jack's:

• 'Hit the Road, Jack' (Ray Charles)
• 'Captain Jack' (Billy Joel)
• 'Jack and Jill' (nursery rhyme)
• 'Little Jack Horner' (nursery rhyme)
• 'Lily, Rosemary & the Jack of Hearts' (Bob Dylan)
• 'Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp)

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Jack Nicholson (actor)
• Jack Kerouac (writer)
• Jack Benny (comedian)
• Jack Black (actor)
• Jack London (writer)
• Jack Wagner (actor)
• Jack Nicklaus (golfer)
• 'Jack' John Fitzgerald Kennedy (president)
• 'Jack' John Macdonald Coleman (actor/screenwriter)

NOTES

< http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/> < http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Jack> < http://www.thinkbabynames.com/babyname.php?g=1&n=Jack&a=1>

OTHER JACK'S

Jack Smith, Jack Johnson, Jack Williams, Jack Jones, Jack Brown, Jack Davis, Jack Miller, Jack Wilson, Jack Moore, Jack Taylor, Jack Aakhus, Jack Abadji, Jack Abary, Jack Abatemarco, Jack Abato, Jack Abbams, Jack Abbie, Jack Abbruzzese, Jack Ahlfinger, Jack Ladue, Jack Aadland, Jack Aakman, Jack Aal, Jack Aalbers, Jack Aalderink, Jack Aalltell, Jack Aalseth, Jack Aamot, Jack Aardal, Jack Aardema, Jack Aarestad, Jack Aarnone, Jack Aaroen, Jack Aaron, Jack Aaronson, Jack Aarsvold, Jack Aarts, Jack Aarvig, Jack Aase, Jack Aass, Jack Aba, Jack Abad, Jack Abadi, Jack Abadie, Jack Abadjian, Jack Abady, Jack Abaian, Jack Abajian, Jack Abalama, Jack Abarbanel, More results

Author: Rachel Hanson