why does the name John get shortened to Jack? It's the same amount of letters.?

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why does the name John get shortened to Jack? It's the same amount of letters.?

2007-01-06 16:22:46 · 4 answers · asked by 2sips 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Many a John was a jack*ss but that word was turned into a nick "Jack." :-)

2007-01-06 16:24:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sometimes there are several people named John in a family, so one of them is called Jack. We can't assume that John is short for Jonathon. Many people are just named John. I think it is in our nature to give nicknames, and names with the same letter are good candidates. Nicknames don't have to be shorter.

2007-01-07 01:09:06 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

hmm well John is actually Johnathan, so Jack is not short for John, it is short for Johnathan. got it.

2007-01-07 00:58:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

ignorance

2007-01-07 00:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by debbie2243 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋