Some people will name their child "Jack", in which case it would not be a nickname at all. If the real name must be discovered for a contract, for instance then I would probably say: Is "Jack" your given name or a nickname? Here in Australia, where we speak English of sorts it is fairly common for a John to be called Jack by his family and friends I am a John and I haven't once been called Jack in my 73 years.
Billf Senior Member Greece. My son is a Jack, so I have a slightly vested interest in this thread! I have always understood that, in the UK at least, Jack is a name in it's own right, and also a derivation of John.
However, in Greece, where we live, we are told that Jack is not considered a diminutive of Ioannes John , but Iakobos Jacob. A quick query via Google suggests that Jack is most commonly associated with John, but there are indications that it is sometimes used as a shortened form of Jacob.
Jacob, of course, is also said to derive from the same Hebrew name as James The only person I know as Jack is a Pole whose friends consider that his real name Jacek is difficult to pronounce or remember. My brother and uncle John go by Jack ie , yet my brother is referred to as "Jake" by one of our siblings; however, my father John goes by Buddy. Go figure! Jack Nicholson is a famous actor, not to be confused with Jack Niklaus, the golfer. Jack Benny was a famous comedian and Jack Black is both a comedian and actor.
Jack Dempsey was a famous boxer. Jack White is a famous musician. The "Jack in the Box" started as a frightening children's toy and is now the brand of an international chain of fast food restaurants.
The most infamous Jack is likely Jack the Ripper, who murdered several women in the year Feminine variations, such as Jacklyn and Jacqueline are common. Pronunciation: Jak.
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What Does the Name Alexander Mean? What Does the Name Josiah Mean? In , it cracked the top 1,, settling at By it was up to The name Jack dates back to about 1, and was originally used as a generic name for peasants.
Over time, Jack worked his way into words such as lumberjack and steeplejack. Even jackass, the commonly used term for a donkey, retains its generic essence in the word Jack.
Of course, John was once used as a generic name for English commoners and peasants, John Doe which could be why Jack came became his nickname. But the more likely explanation is that Normans added -kin when they wanted to make a diminutive. And Jen was their way of saying John. So little John became Jenkin and time turned that into Jakin, which ultimately became Jack. What's this have to do with Charles?
Not much, but it's interesting. However, Charles in Middle English was Chukken and that's probably where the nickname was born. The name Margaret has a variety of different nicknames.
Some are obvious, as in Meg, Mog and Maggie, while others are downright strange, like Daisy.
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