Jankin
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Jankin — This interesting and unusual name is of medieval English origin, and is found chiefly in Devon and Cornwall. The derivation is from the Middle English given name Jan , a variant of John, from the Hebrew, meaning, the Lord is gracious , or Grace… … Surnames reference
Adam of the Road — Infobox Book name = Adam of the Road title orig = translator = image caption = author = Elizabeth Janet Gray illustrator = Robert Lawson cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s Historical novel… … Wikipedia
Джек (имя) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Джек. Джек (имя) (Jack) уменьшительное от Jacob Другие формы: Jackie Иноязычные аналоги: англ. Jack Связанные статьи: начинающиеся с «Джек (имя … Википедия
-kin — suffix forming diminutive nouns (catkin; manikin). Etymology: from or after MDu. kijn, ken, OHG chin * * * suffix forming diminutive nouns such as bumpkin, catkin Origin: from Middle Dutch kijn, ken, Middle Low German kīn … Useful english dictionary
Sire — Sire, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See {Sir}.] 1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See {Sir}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Pain and distress, sickness and ire, And melancholy that angry sire, Be of her palace senators. Rom. of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yankee — Yan kee, n. [Commonly considered to be a corrupt pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word Anglais, by the native Indians of America. According to Thierry, a corruption of Jankin, a diminutive of John, and a nickname given to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jack (name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Jack imagesize= caption= pronunciation = IPA|dʒæk (jak) gender = Male (rarely Female) meaning = region = origin = Middle English, indirect diminutive of John nickname = related names = John, Jon, Jackie… … Wikipedia
The Seeing Stone — infobox Book | name = The Seeing Stone title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = Kevin Crossley Holland illustrator = cover artist = country = Ireland language = English series = The Arthur Trilogy genre = Historical… … Wikipedia
ЯНКИ — [англ. yankee] амер. 1) прозвище американцев уроженцев США; 2) в США: уроженец или житель северо восточных штатов. Словарь иностранных слов. Комлев Н.Г., 2006. ЯНКИ англ. yankees, образов. из english, которое индейцы ошибочно произносят jengis,… … Словарь иностранных слов русского языка
Jack — (engl., spr. dschäck), Vorname, nach den einen aus dem franz. Jacques (Jakob), nach andern aus Jankin, einer alten Koseform für Johann oder John entstanden, von ähnlichem Gebrauch wie unser »Hans«, z. B. im Märchen »Jack der Riesentöter«, auch… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
