2006-12-15 18:26:55 · 8 answers · asked by Danielle I 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
According to the Wikipedia - "Jack" derived from the pet form of the names Jacob and John, from French Jacques, from Latin Iacobus. Sounds reasonable, given that Jacques and Iacobus in the appropriate tongue sounds very similar to the English "Jack".
The tougher one is how Bill derived from William. No clear explanation that I can find.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-15 18:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by RealistProse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is short for John,
2006-12-15 20:25:36 · answer #2 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had very old Neghbours Jack was short for Johnathon as there were so many Johns already they came up with Jack somehow
2006-12-15 18:29:56 · answer #3 · answered by Audio Visual master 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is a nickname for John.
2006-12-15 18:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is usually a nickname for John or Jonathan, although I did have an uncle we called 'Jack' whose name was Jasper.
2006-12-15 18:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by inara_kenobi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too late,i am beaten by Molly,Jack is for John,the most famous is
President Kennedy
2006-12-15 18:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by asso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Believe it or not, it's John.
President John F. Kennedy's nick name was Jack.
Go figure. I find that odd but it's true.
2006-12-15 18:30:19 · answer #7 · answered by Molly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be short for Jackson, like, Jackson Pollock.
2006-12-15 19:26:30 · answer #8 · answered by Sabrina H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋