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Re: is Jack really a pet form of John?
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yup, as far as i know jack is a pet form of john.
Lucy :o)
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True enough, altho of late it's become a very popular first name for babies in the UK on its own.It's also a Scottish Lowlands (no clan) surname, derived several centuries ago from the French "Jacques".
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