Meaning and origin
Jack is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `replace (derivative of James)`.
Where is it used? The name Jack is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere? Evan (In Welsh and in English) Seoc (In Scottish) Jock (In Scottish) Johannes (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman) Jake (In English)
For the opposite sex use: In Russian, Czech, Serbian and in Croatian: Ivan (M) In Greek: Ioannes (M)
See also In Welsh: Siôn In Welsh: Ieuan In Welsh: Iefan In Welsh: Ifan (M) In Swedish and in Icelandic: Jon In Spanish: Juan In Slovene: Janez In Serbian: Jovan In Scottish and in English: Ian In Scottish: Iain In Scottish: Jockie (M) In Scottish: Jocky (M) In Russian: Ioann In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioana In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioan In Romanian: Ionela In Romanian: Ionel In Romanian: Iancu In Portuguese: João In Polish: Iwan In Norwegian and in English: Jonette In Manx: Ean In Lithuanian: Jonas In Latvian: Janis In Italian: Giovanna In Irish and in Scottish: Eoin In Irish: Sean In Hungarian: János In Hawaiian: Keoni In Greek: Ioannis In Greek: Yannis In Galician: Xoán In Finnish and in Hungarian: Jani In Finnish: Juhana In Finnish: Juhani In Finnish: Joni In Finnish: Juha In Finnish: Jouni In Finnish: Juho In Finnish: Jukka In Finnish: Hannu In Finnish: Jussi In Esperanto: Johano In Esperanto: Jochjo In English and in the bible: John (M) In English: Jonie In English: Johnny In English: Johnnie In English: Johnie In English: Jonelle In English: Hank (M) In English: Jan In Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech and in Polish: Jan In Dutch, Polish and in Czech: Jana In Danish: Jens In Cornish: Jowan In Catalan: Joan In Breton and in French: Yann In the bible (Original): Yehochanan In Basque and in Romanian: Ion
Jack appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 38. In the last 128 years Jack has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 21 times. 1930 was a `top year` for the name Jack. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #14. Our records go back to 1880
AKP I LOVE THE NAME JACK!! megamama05 My husbands papa's name was jack so we decided that jack would be the perfect name for our newest addition. :) Good and orginal!
naming my child Jack Joseph! Jack is a VERY strong name for a boy. i love it! Clare I really like this name but it is becoming very popular. Their were about 10 children being baptisted as church a couple months back and quite literally 4/10 children had the name jack
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