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Jack can also be used as a nickname for "Jacob".
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Also Dutch: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Jack
Also French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Jack
Also Swedish and Danish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Jack
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Also French: https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Jack
Also Swedish and Danish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Jack
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I do not like this name at all. This name is too general and trashy, only idiots name their children that name. I also don't like that it is connected to several bad words. All Jacks I have ever known are stupid idiots and total jerks. I hope I never meet another Jack in my life!
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In 2018, 5 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Jack who is registered male with the Social Security Administration. It is the 116th most common male first name for living U.S. citizens.
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Why is this a nickname for John?
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I've seen it used as a diminutive of James as well, although this is far less common, I believe.
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In Italy we used the nickname Jack for the name Giacomo or Jacopo and never for the name Giovanni (John). My full name is Giacomo and my nickname is Jake but some people call me Jack. I believe that Jack is in origin an English version of the French name Jacques (James or Jacob). Also, in many other languages it's linked to my name; for example, in France Jacky is a very usual short form of Jacques and in Germany we found Jackel (or Jockel) used for the name Jakob. At Last: not all the Jacks are in origin Johns, but many of them are Jacobs (or Jameses).
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I like Jack only as a nickname for John.
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At least in the case of the fictional character Jonathan "Jack" Murdock aka Battlin' Jack Murdock (father of Matt Murdock aka Daredevil), it is a diminutive of Jonathan.
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I think it's kind of short on its own but there is the nickname Jackie for it. Although I never understood how it can be a nickname for John since the length is the same.
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Maybe this name is overused in the UK in certain age groups, but in the US I have never met a single person of any generation named or called Jack. Johnny or J are more common nicknames for John, or it's just a nickname for any guy, like Buddy or Joe.
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