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Jack

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒæk/

The English word “Jack” has 5 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. Jack Daniel's, a brand of Tennessee whiskey.
  2. An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri, United States.

noun

  1. A placeholder or conventional name for any man, particularly a younger, lower-class man.
  2. A jacqueminot rose.

Etymology

From Middle English Jak, Jakke (also Jackin, Jankyn, etc.), from Anglo-Norman Jakke, *Janke, from Middle Dutch Janke, diminutive of Jan (“John”); equivalent to John + -kin. Doublet of Yankee. It can be also used as nickname for Jacob. Though the name was originally a pet form, it has become more of an independent name. See also Middle French Hennequin, Jannequin, Middle Dutch Janneken, English…

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