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From: Nancy Keith <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] The name Jack
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 16:46:17 -0400
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wrote:

>Can anyone tell me if the name Jack is a derivitive of something else.
>

Besides being a common nickname for John, I have seen it as a nickname
for a person's middle name; i.e., Walter John is known as "Jack".

Additionally, it can be a derivative of a name such as Jackson - as is
my brother's nickname.

Hope this leads to the answer you were looking for.

Nancy
in sunny springtime Michigan, USA



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