Given name · Persian
جک
“God is gracious”
جک (jak) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Persian.
PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Jak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
جک is Jak written in Arabic script. In English use, Jak has a related form in Jack. In English use, Jack carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
جک comes from English, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From English Jack, from Middle English Jackin, from French Jacques, from Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
جک’s family of names
In Persian usage, جک can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jak. In Persian usage, جک has a conventional equivalent in the Chinese form 傑克.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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