some biographic movies? wasn´t he John? or was he John Jack? im not from the states, so just asking..
2006-08-22 17:30:40 · 9 answers · asked by Lucy G 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Jack is a nickname for John/
2006-08-22 17:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Often Jack is used as a nickname for John
2006-08-23 00:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by old dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As other answers have fairly well stated, Jack is a nickname that is often associated with the Christian name John. Since John is a very common name in the States, sometimes a nickname will be used to distinguish one John from another.
It could be that he simply like that nickname. Another similar case would be Jimmy Carter, another US President. His legal first name is James, but he prefers to be called Jimmy, and he even signed official documents with that nickname.
2006-08-23 01:29:36 · answer #3 · answered by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is a common nickname for John.
2006-08-23 04:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by Ken W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though President Kennedy's first name was John his nickname was Jack
2006-08-23 00:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is a nickname for John, so he probably picked it up as a kid.
2006-08-23 08:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is another way of saying John....Like Bill is to William......Like Bob is to Robert....Like Dick is to Richard...
I Know it really isn't an abbrviation but that is how it is.
2006-08-23 00:32:56 · answer #7 · answered by Skipper1974 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's one of those funny exceptions for nicknames - like Peggy is a nickname for Margaret.
2006-08-23 00:35:12 · answer #8 · answered by Pask 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His family and friends called him "Jack" all his life.
2006-08-23 00:45:04 · answer #9 · answered by artaxerxes-solon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋