Jackson

  • [ JAK-sən ]
  • English
From an English surname meaning "son of JACK". A famous bearer of the surname was American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

JACK   male   English
Derived from Jackin (earlier Jankin), a medieval diminutive of JOHN. It is often regarded as an independent name. During the Middle Ages it was very common, and it became a slang word meaning "man". It was frequently used in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, such as 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Little Jack Horner', and 'Jack Sprat'. American writers Jack London (1876-1916) and Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) were two famous bearers of this name. It is also borne by American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).
JOHN   male   English, Biblical
English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". The Hebrew form occurs in the Old Testament (spelled Johanan or Jehohanan in the English version), but this name owes its popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered saints. The first is John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who is considered the forerunner of Jesus. He baptized Jesus and was later executed by Herod Antipas. The second is the apostle John, who is traditionally regarded as the author of the fourth gospel and Revelation. With the apostles Peter and James (his brother), he was part of the inner circle of Jesus.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In England it became extremely popular: during the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys.

The name (in various spellings) has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as rulers of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father and president John Adams (1735-1826), and poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include author John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), and musician John Lennon (1940-1980).
YAHWEH   male   Theology
A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the old Semitic root הוה (hawah) meaning "to be" or "to become".
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Jaxon, Jaxson
OTHER FORMS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Deshaun, Deshawn, Keshaun, Keshawn, Lashawn, Rashaun, Rashawn, Tajuana
ALBANIAN: Gjon
ARABIC: Yahya, Yuhanna
ARMENIAN: Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes
BASQUE: Ganix, Ion, Jon, Jone
BELARUSIAN: Ivan, Yan
BIBLICAL GREEK: Ioanna, Ioannes
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Yehochanan, Yochanan
BIBLICAL LATIN: Iohanna, Iohannes
BIBLICAL: Jehohanan, Joanna, Johanan, John
BRETON: Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick
BULGARIAN: Ioan, Ioana, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivo, Yana, Yanka, Yanko, Yoan, Yoana
CATALAN: Jan, Jana, Joan, Joana
CORNISH: Jowan
CORSICAN: Ghjuvan
CROATIAN: Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Nina, Vanja, Žana
CZECH: Honza, Iva, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivka, Jan, Jana, Janek, Janička, Johana, Nina
DANISH: Hanna, Hanne, Hans, Jan, Janne, Jannick, Jannicke, Jannik, Jannike, Jeanette, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Jonna, Nina, Vanja
DUTCH: Hanke, Hanna, Hanne, Hannes, Hannie, Hans, Jan, Jana, Janine, Janna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jennigje, Jenny, Jo, Johan, Johanna, Johanneke, Johannes, Joop, Nina
ENGLISH: Evan, Genette, Hank, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jackie, Jake, Jan, Janae, Jane, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janelle, Janene, Janessa, Janet, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Janice, Janie, Janine, Janis, Janna, Jannah, Jannette, Jannine, Jayna, Jayne, Jaynie, Jean, Jeana, Jeane, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeanine, Jeanna, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jeni, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Jessalyn, Jessi, Jessie, Jessye, Jo, Joan, Joanie, Joann, Joanna, Joanne, Joetta, Joey, Johanna, John, Johna, Johnie, Johnna, Johnnie, Johnny, Jojo, Joleen, Jolene, Jon, Jonelle, Jonette, Joni, Jonie, Malone, Nena, Netta, Nettie, Nina, Sean, Seanna, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Shayne, Sheena, Sheenagh, Shena, Shevaun, Shevon, Sinjin, Van, Yancy
ESPERANTO: Joĉjo, Johano
ESTONIAN: Jaan, Johanna, Johannes, Juhan
FAROESE: Jóannes, Jóhannes, Jón
FINNISH: Hanna, Hannele, Hannes, Hannu, Jani, Janina, Janna, Janne, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny, Johanna, Johannes, Joni, Jonna, Jouni, Juha, Juhana, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi, Nina
FRENCH: Janine, Jean, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jeannot, Joanne, Johanne, Nina, Ninette, Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick
GALICIAN: Xoán, Xoana
GEORGIAN: Ioane, Ivane, Vano
GERMAN: Hanna, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jan, Jana, Janina, Janine, Jenny, Jo, Johann, Johanna, Johannes, Nina
GREEK: Gianna, Gianni, Giannis, Ioanna, Ioannis, Nana, Yanna, Yanni, Yannis, Yianni, Yiannis
HAWAIIAN: Keoni
HEBREW: Yochanan
HUNGARIAN: Hanna, Iván, Jancsi, Jani, Janika, János, Johanna, Zsanett
ICELANDIC: Jenný, Jóhann, Jóhanna, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna
INDONESIAN: Yohanes
IRISH: Chevonne, Eoin, Seán, Sean, Shane, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Sinéad, Siobhán
ITALIAN: Gia, Gian, Gianna, Gianni, Giannina, Giannino, Giovanna, Giovannetta, Giovanni, Ivan, Ivano, Nina, Nino, Vanna, Vanni
LATE ROMAN: Joannes, Johanna, Johannes
LATVIAN: Jānis
LIMBURGISH: Sjang, Sjeng
LITHUANIAN: Janina, Jonas
MACEDONIAN: Ivan, Ivana, Ivo, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Jovka, Vana
MANX: Ean, Juan
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Hankin, Hann, Jackin, Jan, Jankin, Jon
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Jehan, Jehanne, Johanne
MEDIEVAL ITALIAN: Zuan
NORWEGIAN: Hanna, Hanne, Hans, Jan, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jeanette, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Jone, Nina, Vanja
OCCITAN: Joan
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Ioannu
PERSIAN: Yahya
POLISH: Asia, Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janina, Janusz, Joanna, Joasia, Nina
PORTUGUESE: Joana, Joaninha, João, Joãozinho
ROMANIAN: Iancu, Ioan, Ioana, Ion, Ionel, Ionela, Ionuț, Nelu, Oana
RUSSIAN: Ioann, Ivan, Ivanna, Vanya, Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka
SAMI: Juhán
SCOTTISH: Eoin, Iain, Ian, Jean, Jessie, Jock, Jockie, Jocky, Seoc, Seona, Seonag, Seònaid, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Sìne, Sìneag, Teasag
SERBIAN: Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Nina, Vanja
SLOVAK: Iva, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivka, Ján, Jana, Janka, Janko, Nina
SLOVENE: Anže, Iva, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Jan, Jana, Janez, Janko, Nina, Žan, Žana
SPANISH: Iván, Jenny, Juan, Juana, Juanita, Juanito, Xuan
SWEDISH: Hampus, Hanna, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Jan, Janina, Janna, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny, Jens, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Jon, Jonna, Nina, Vanja
THEOLOGY: Yahweh
TURKISH: Yahya
UKRAINIAN: Ivan, Yana
WELSH: Bevan, Evan, Ianto, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Siôn, Sioned, Siwan