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Nor do I know anyone in the UK who uses Jacques for Jack or vice-versa. Perhaps they do in Northern mainland Europe?

The connection between Jack and John is still well known in the UK (although it is not as well understood in the States).

Some books claim that Alice means 'truth' - it doesn't. Just because books claim it and people repeat it, doesn't mean there's a connection. It means there is an error.

I would differentiate here; perhaps you would not. Certainly, producing a PhD. has sharpened my perspective on this :)

• 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