Jack the Ripper: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

How it developed

Built from English Jack + the + ripper.

Jack the Ripper’s family of names

In English usage, Jack the Ripper has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Jack. In English usage, Jack the Ripper has a conventional equivalent in the Latvian form Džeks Uzšķērdējs. In English usage, Jack the Ripper has a conventional equivalent in the Hungarian form Hasfelmetsző Jack.

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Jack the Ripper has relatives in 31 languages.

31 related names in 31 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 31

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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