Bible Encyclopedias
Jack

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

　　A familiar form of John, the most widely spread of Christian names, and said to be derived from the French

　　s others maintain, from

　　distinctive form of

　　b>Johnkin gives us

　　rom its extreme commonness it has acquired that slightly contemptuous signification observable in such compounds as "every man

　　quot;

　　nd the name as applied to the knaves in playing-cards, and to the small white ball used as a mark in the game of bowls is an example of its transferred sense.

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