2006-12-21 08:21:15 · 7 answers · asked by twong33 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Jack is a traditional nickname for people called John, but it tends not to be used nowadays and you should only address someone with the name "John" as "Jack" with his permission. At the same time, many people nowadays are called "Jack" as an official first name and would not like to be called "John". Jack is a very popular name among Jewish people, as Jacob is the name of one of the Jewish patriarchs. In Latin Jacob is "Jacobus", which is normally translated as "James". All the people named James in the Bible were really called "Jacob". This makes it all the more amazing that Jack should be short for John, while Jim is short for James! But there it is!
2006-12-21 09:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they are not interchangeable. Someone named John may not like to be called Jack and vice versa
2006-12-21 08:28:31 · answer #2 · answered by merlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not always. My father's real name was Jack. Never John.
2006-12-21 08:28:53 · answer #3 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea for some reason people have decided that Jack is a nickname for John not sure why....
2006-12-21 08:24:16 · answer #4 · answered by preciseonegirl28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jack is traditionally a nickname for John, like saying "Lizzy" for Elizabeth.
2006-12-21 08:23:36 · answer #5 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - just like Richard can be Rick or Dick or Robert can be Bob or Rob
2006-12-21 08:29:11 · answer #6 · answered by nbqhr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I'll never understand why!
2006-12-21 08:22:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋