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by FrancescaBennett

3/3/2021, 1:24 PM

...But how did names like Henry get the nickname Hank and John get the nickname Jack?

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- Mike C +1

3/5/2021, 10:02 AM

Both result from the medieval diminutive suffix -kin.

Jan (a form of John) -> Jankin -> Jackin -> Jack

Hann (a form of John) -> Hankin -> Hank

(Hann/Hankin/Hank could occasionally be used as diminutives of Henry, but they were typically from John)

- FrancescaBennett

3/6/2021, 6:53 AM

Cool, thank you!

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