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Name Jac
Gender Masculine
Usage Dutch, Limburgish
Other Forms FormsJacq, Jack, Jak, Sjak (only the last one has a fixed pronunciation)
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Meaning & History
Short form of Jacob, Jacobus and Jacques.Unlike forms like Sjak, this particular form originated from an old writing custom, as the three names mentioned above are often abbreviated to Jac. in writing (sometimes Jacq. for Jacques). In Dutch, this type of abbrevation is known as a dubbele voorletter meaning "double initial". Other examples of this are Joh. for Johannes and Th. for Theodorus.