Talk:Jack (name)

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Jack is in reality linked to the names James/Jacob!!!!!

Which reality, dude? You've, like, lost me. 74.99.125.150 05:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Because it derived from the name יעקב(supplanter) - —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.15.160.28 (talk) 01:20, 28 July 2006

• I thought it was originally from Jacob/James, and that John was an orignally incorrect but now common connection. The article reads as if John was always the connection - is that really true? - Matthew238 04:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] James?

According to the Jack disambiguation says 'Jack (name), originally a nickname for Jacob (Latin, French) and James (Middle English), from Hebrew "[God] has protected".[1], and hence' but this page says 'It was originally a nickname for the names John and Jacob.' Later in this article it says 'Although it may appear at first glance to be derived from the French Jacques—which is cognate with the names James and Jacob—native speakers of English would almost certainly associate the name "Jack" with "John," rarely with "Jacob," and probably never with "James."' which suggests that it's related to James.

Which is it?--Jcvamp 21:30, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

The article is correct. If Jacob>Jack, we wouldn't need the name James. As it is, Jacob > James and Jacques, Yohannes > John and Jean, and Iohannes>Johan>Jan>Jankin>Jakin>Jack. 74.99.125.150 05:04, 19 August 2007 (UTC).

I'm pretty sure that it is John>Jack Jacob>James while Jacques is French for Jacob and Jean is French for John. See here: www.behindthename.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.81.181.107 (talk) 20:35, 5 December 2007 (UTC)