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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 |
| Cainan | | KAY-nən (English), kay-IE-nən (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Pantaleon | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Nnamdi | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| AnĐA | | - | Croatian, Serbian |
| Joye | | JOI | English |
| Kees | | KAY:S | Dutch |