Given name · Russian
Джек
“heel”
Джек is a masculine given name, possibly from English. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Jack.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Джек possibly goes back to English Jack, meaning “heel.”
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Where it comes from
Джек possibly comes from English, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from English Jack, from French Jacques, from Latin к, from Hebrew יעקב.
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Джек’s family of names
In Russian usage, Джек has a conventional equivalent in the French form Jack. In Russian usage, Джек has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 傑克.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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