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For centuries, John was far and away the most popular name in the English-speaking world, if not the whole Christian world. And Mary was the most popular girl’s name. However, those names didn’t make the lists—except for Jack, a nickname for John, Molly, a nickname for Mary, and the variant Maria.


26 posted on 10/19/2021 6:59:19 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill
Jack can either be considered a diminutive of John (from Hebrew Yohanan) or Jacob (from Hebrew Ya’akov).

Mary of course (as well as Marie, Maria, Molly et al) is derived from Hebrew Miriam.
28 posted on 10/19/2021 7:05:55 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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