This has bothered me for a while Does anyone know why when a person's name is John a lot of the time people call him "JACK"? Thanks Barb

John comes from Johannes or Johan.  In German it was altered to diminutive Johankin or Johnkin, Jankin.  Like "Johnnykins" as a pet name. Jankin became Jackin, Hackin/Haukyn (Basque version is Joachim or Joachin), thus leading to Jack. Don Sheffler  --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Barb Lorensen <lllorensen@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Barb Lorensen <lllorensen@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [PAWESTMO] Name question To: "Cambria County" <PACAMBRI@rootsweb.com>, "Clearfield County" <PACLEARF@rootsweb.com>, "Indiana County" <PAINDIAN@rootsweb.com>, "Somerset County" <SOMGEN@rootsweb.com>, "Westmoreland County" <PAWESTMO@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 4:49 AM This has bothered me for a while Does anyone know why when a person's name is John  a lot of the time people call him "JACK"? Thanks Barb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAWESTMO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_%28name%29 See above but it is a English diminutive for John -------Original Message------- From: Barb Lorensen Date: 2/2/2010 7:49:28 AM To: Cambria County; Clearfield County; Indiana County; Somerset County; Westmoreland County Subject: [PA INDIANA] Name question This has bothered me for a while Does anyone know why when a person's name is John a lot of the time people call him "JACK"? Thanks Barb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAINDIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message