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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 |
| Terminus | | - | Roman Mythology |
| Krystyn | | KRIS-tin | Polish |
| Liber | | LIE-bər (English) | Roman Mythology |
| Iona (2) | | - | Russian, Georgian, Biblical Latin |
| Moab | | MO-ab (English) | Biblical |
| Keila | | - | English (Modern) |