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Subject:	The nickname Jack in the UK has absolutely no connection with Jacques...
Author:	La Merriment (guest, 193.61.213.130)
Date:	August 5, 2003 at 2:48:20 AM
Reply to:	Re: the nickname Jack by Satu

and John, Johan and Jehan (Jan) are all perfectly good Medieval English forms of John - there's no need to refer to Friesian or Low German for the use of the diminutive in England. And all the js in the UK are pronounced like j. Jock for Jonkin/Jockin is the Scottish form.

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Messages in this thread:

the nickname Jack - Dan Aug 4 2003, 2:48:00 PM
- Re: the nickname Jack - JACK - motha fuckas - O'Brien Jul 17 2004, 5:49:31 PM
- Re: the nickname Jack - Maya Aug 7 2003, 12:48:31 PM
- Re: the nickname Jack - Satu Aug 4 2003, 11:01:56 PM
  - The nickname Jack in the UK has absolutely no connection with Jacques... - La Merriment Aug 5 2003, 2:48:20 AM
    - Re: The nickname Jack in the UK has absolutely no connection with Jacques... - Satu Aug 5 2003, 11:44:32 AM
      - But it's still true that the nickname Jack in the UK has no etymological connection with Jacques... - Beaucoup de Merriment Aug 6 2003, 2:43:22 AM
        
        Yes, there is! - Satu Aug 6 2003, 12:16:27 PM
        
        There's no etymological connection - that's what I mean by name book error... - Merriment Aug 7 2003, 3:53:32 AM
        
        Re: There's no etymological connection - that's what I mean by name book error... - Nanaea Aug 7 2003, 6:42:46 PM
        
        Eheu! - Merriment McMerriment of the Clan Murraymint Aug 8 2003, 3:28:22 AM
        
        Re: Eheu! - Nanaea Aug 8 2003, 6:03:52 AM
- Re: the nickname Jack - Maeve Celyn Aug 4 2003, 7:42:04 PM
  - Ned... - My Merriment Aug 5 2003, 2:51:24 AM
    - Re: Ned... - Anneza Aug 5 2003, 4:35:58 AM

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