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'Jack'
Gender:	Male
Origin:	French
Meaning:	''Unknown''

Although it may appear at first glance to be derived from the French Jacques—which is cognate with the names James and Jacob—native speakers of English would almost certainly associate the name "Jack" with "John," rarely with "Jacob," and probably never with "James."
Rather, it is believed that "Jack" is the result of adding the French diminutive suffix "-kin" (much like the German "-chen") to the name "Jean," which is the French form of the English "John", or "Jan," which is a shortening of the German "Johann."
In 'television and film':

★ Jack Black, an American actor

★ Jack Scalia, an American actor

★ Jack Wagner, an American actor

★ Jack Palance (1919–2006), an Oscar-winning American film actor

★ Jack Lord (1920–1998), an American television, film, and Broadway actor; best known as the star of ''Hawaii Five-O''

★ Jack Nicholson (born 1937), Academy Award-winning American actor

★ Jack Osbourne (born 1985), son of famous rock star Ozzy Osbourne

★ Jack Tweed (born 1987), appeared on the ''UK Celebrity Big Brother 2007'' television series
In 'books and comics':

★ Jack Warner Schaefer (1907–1991), an American author in the Western genre

★ Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), American novelist, writer, poet, and artist; a founding member of the Beat Generation

★ Jack Chick (born 1924), American comic-book artist and publisher; owner of Chick Publications
In 'music':

★ Jack Jones (singer), American singer who won two Grammy Awards

★ Jack White, American rock musician from the White Stripes.

★ Jack Johnson, a singer/songwriter who also plays guitar
In 'politics':

★ John F. Kennedy, was commonly known as Jack

★ Jack Layton (born 1950), Canadian politician
In 'sports':

★ Jack Powell (1874–1944), former American Major League Baseball pitcher

★ Jack Holden (athlete) (1907–2004), English long-distance runner
In 'other people':

★ Jack Robichaux (19th Century), a serial rapist in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Contents

Fictional characters

Movies

Television

American Television

British Television

Literature

Comics

Nursery rhymes

References

Fictional characters

Movies

★ Jack Dawson, one of two main characters in Titanic

★ Jack Ryan, the main character in "The Hunt for Red October," "Clear and Present Danger," and other Tom Clancy novels

★ Captain Jack Sparrow, lead character of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series

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★ Jack the monkey, a fictional monkey named after Jack Sparrow, appearing in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' Disney franchise

★ Jack Skellington, main character in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

★ Jack-Jack Parr, The youngest member of the 'Parr' family, in The Incredibles.

★ Jack Charles Powell, main character of the 1996 film ''Jack''

★ Jack Traven, the main character from the American action movie ''Speed''

★ Jack Twist, one of the main characters in the short story ''Brokeback Mountain'' and its film adaptation

Television

American Television

★ Jack Bauer, the main character of the series ''24''

★ Jack Bristow, a main character from the series ''Alias''

★ Jack Donaghy, a main character on the series ''30 Rock''

★ Jack McFarland, a main character from the series ''Will & Grace''

★ Jack Gallo, a main character from the series ''Just Shoot Me!''

★ Jack O'Lantern, a villain character in ''Billy and Mandy's Jacked Up Halloween'', a holiday episode of the animated series ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy''

★ Jack O'Neill, from the series ''Stargate SG-1''

★ Jack Shephard, the male lead character on the series ''Lost''

★ Jack Spicer (Xiaolin Showdown), the main villain of the animated series ''Xiaolin Showdown''

★ Jack Tripper, character from the series ''Three's Company'' and ''Three's a Crowd''

★ Jack McCoy, Executive Assistant District Attorney in Law and Order series.

★ Jack Cox, Dr. Perry Cox's oldest child and only son on the sitcom Scrubs.

British Television

★ Jack the Front Loader, a character from the British children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends''

★ Captain Jack Harkness, a character in the British television series ''Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood''

Literature

★ Jack Aubrey (Lucky Jack), Captain of HMS Sophie in ''Master and Commander''.

★ Jack Frost, a character of old tales; personification of winter's onset.

★ Jack Merridew, the antagonist in William Golding's novel, ''Lord of the Flies''.

★ Jack McGurk, the 9 year old hero of a series of detective mysteries for children by Edmund Wallace Hildick.

★ Jack and the Beanstalk, a classical story

★ Jack Ryan (Tom Clancy), the protagonist in several Tom Clancy novels.

★ , the Sin of Wrath, the title character of the webcomic Jack.

★ Jack Merridew, The main antagonist in Lord of the Flies.

★ Jack Aubrey, captain of HMS ''Sophie'' in the novel ''Master and Commander''

Comics

★ Jack (webcomic), a furry webcomic by David Hopkins.

★ Jack of the Tales, the legendary Jack of ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' and other stories, featured in the comic Fables and in his own spin-off Jack of Fables.

★ Jack Colno, the main character from the Jack Stories comic series.

Nursery rhymes

★ Jack and the Beanstalk, an old fairy tale known throughout the world

★ Jack and Jill (song), a nursery rhyme

★ Jack Be Nimble, a nursery rhyme

★ Jack Sprat, a nursery rhyme

★ Little Jack Horner, a nursery rhyme

References

Meaning of Jack