Name: Jack
Gender: Male
Usage: Jack, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jack are in general originating from Australia, Denmark, France, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Jack across the world, see Jackie.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jack is: God is gracious, Supplanted.
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Numerology of the first name Jack: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Jack is ranked on the 126th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 4204100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.058% of the population. The name Jack has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Jack for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Jack is 25 July.
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History and Origin
Jack /ˈdʒæk/ is a male given name, although in some cases it can be used as a female given name (a shortened versioned of "Jacqueline" or "Jackie", for example), and sometimes as a surname. In English it is traditionally used as the diminutive form of the name John, though it is also often given as a proper name in its own right.
The name Jack is unique in the English language for the frequency of its use as a verb and a noun for many common objects and actions; and also its use in many compound words and phrases: jack-of-all-trades, jackknife, jackpot, jack tar, hijack, union jack, jack straw (scarecrow), apple jack, lumberjack, jackhammer, jackdaw, jack o'lantern, jack-off, jack-in-the-box, jack of clubs (playing cards), etc. The Encyclopædia Britannica article on the history of the word "jack" linked it directly to the common name: "Jack, a word with a great variety of meanings and applications, all traceable to the common use of the word as a by-name of a man."
English: originally a pet form of John, but now well established as a given name in its own right. It is derived from Middle English Jankin, later altered to Jackin, from Jan (a contracted form of Jehan John) + the hypocoristic suffix -kin. This led to the back-formation Jack, as if the name had contained the Old French diminutive suffix -in. It is sometimes also taken to be an informal pet form of James, influenced no doubt by French Jacques. See also Jock and Jake.
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