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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 |
|---|
| Appius | | AP-pi-uws (Ancient Roman), AP-ee-əs (English) | Ancient Roman |
| Takis | | - | Greek |
| Buz | | BUZ (English) | Biblical |
| Lothaire | | - | French |
| Phanuel | | - | Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend |
| Ellen (1) | | EL-ən | English |