Jack
E14882
Jack is a common masculine given name, often used as a familiar form of John and widely featured in English-language literature and popular culture.
All labels observed (6)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| appearsAsCharacterType |
fairy tales
ⓘ
folklore ⓘ nursery rhymes ⓘ |
| associatedWithArchetype |
everyman hero
ⓘ
trickster ⓘ |
| canBeUsedAs | surname ⓘ |
| commonInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalAssociation | Anglophone world ⓘ |
| diminutiveOf | John ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo |
Jacob
ⓘ
John ⓘ |
| featuredInWork |
Jack Sprat
ⓘ
Jack and Jill ⓘ Jack and the Beanstalk ⓘ Jack the Giant Killer ⓘ Little Jack Horner ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
Jacques
ⓘ
Jakub ⓘ
surface form:
Jakob
Seán ⓘ |
| hasFrequencyType | very common name ⓘ |
| hasSpellingVariant |
Jack
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jak
Jack self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jakk
|
| hasVariant |
Jackie
ⓘ
Jax Teller ⓘ
surface form:
Jax
Jaxon ⓘ Jack self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jock
|
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| nameCategory |
diminutive
ⓘ
hypocorism ⓘ |
| nameDayTraditionLinkedTo | Saint John ⓘ |
| oftenPerceivedAs | informal form of John ⓘ |
| oftenUsedAs | standalone given name ⓘ |
| popularityTrend |
high in early 21st century
ⓘ
high in late 20th century ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | John ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | first name ⓘ |
| usedIn |
English-language literature
ⓘ
popular culture ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (186)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jock
this entity surface form:
Jak
this entity surface form:
Jakk
this entity surface form:
Johnny
this entity surface form:
jack
subject surface form:
Burlesque