Jack

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Popular pet form of John through a Middle English form Jankin; rarely also an anglicized form of French Jacques (equivalent of Jacob and James). Though the name was originally a pet form, it has become more of an independent name.

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Jack (plural Jacks)

  1. A male given name, also used as a pet form of John.
    • ~1593 William Shakespeare: Richard III: Act I, Scene III:
      Since every Jack became a gentleman
      there's many a gentle person made a Jack.
    • 1895 Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest:
      JACK. Well, really, Gwendolen, I must say that I think that there are lots of other much nicer names. I think Jack, for instance, a charming name.
      GWENDOLEN. Jack?...No, there is very little music in the name Jack, if any at all, indeed. It does not thrill. It produces absolutely no vibrations...I have known several Jacks, and they all, without exception, were more than usually plain. Besides, Jack is a notorious domesticity for John!
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Short for Jack Tar.

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Jack (plural Jacks)

  1. (informal) A sailor.

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Short for Jack Rum.

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Jack (plural Jacks)

  1. (informal, archaic) a soldier

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Jack (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Jack Daniel's, a brand of American whiskey.

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Jack

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.
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