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jack o'lantern
jack o'lantern
A pumpkin that has a face carved into it and is lit from within (usually by candles) so that the "face" glows. Typically used as a Halloween decoration. We're carving a jack o'lantern tonight so we can put it outside our door on Halloween.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Antonije | | - | Serbian |
| Sung-Hyun | | sung-hyun | Korean |
| Bronislav | | brah-nee-SLAHF (Russian) | Czech, Slovak, Russian, Medieval Slavic |
| Camille | | ka-MEE (French), kə-MEEL (English) | French, English |
| Toiba | | - | Yiddish |
| Iolo | | - | Welsh |