Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗name
A nickname used instead of the male given name Jack, Jacques (and its cognates) or John. · A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn Aboriginal.
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew עָקַב Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor. Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb) Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor. Latin Iācōbusslbor.? French Jacquesder. Middle English Jackin English Jack Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Jacky From Jack + -y.
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