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2006-09-01 07:59:50 · 2 answers · asked by casey 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Jack was just a very common English name.
2006-09-01 08:04:16 · answer #1 · answered by Muskratbyte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throughout European folklore and literature, Jack is a symbol for an everyman. Very early the name "became a general term for an ordinary man, one of the common people". The use of Jack as a character existed prior to the first written records of folktales and nursery rhymes. By the eighteenth century Jack had become the John Doe of English oral tradition"
Trivia: The name Jack occurs more often in nursery rhymes than any other boys' name. Jack occurs 16 times, while the "only other male names occurring more than five times are Tom (12), Robin (8), and John (8)
2006-09-01 17:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by gospieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋