August 11
Why this day? Jacks is a short form of Jackson, and shares its name day.
Jacks is celebrated in the United States and Brazil on August 11.
Jacks is a short form of Jackson. It keeps its origin (Patronymic English surname, ultimately from Hebrew via John) and meaning — son of Jack (a pet form of John), and shares its name day, August 11.
On birth records, Jacks is rarely written as such: the Jackss are Jacksons (259,224 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jackson page.
Jacks is a short form of Jackson, which means son of Jack (a pet form of John).
August 11, together with Jackson: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jackson.
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