tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517226373144597851.post8681506446577789010..comments2023-09-16T07:54:08.357-04:00Comments on Connecticut Wit: I Love Jack...gilbertgigliotti@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12475508268152968342noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517226373144597851.post-38261777770388112922009-03-30T14:48:00.000-04:002009-03-30T14:48:00.000-04:00"Jay" probably entered English from French and is ..."Jay" probably entered English from French and is probably originally echoïc; all before the English sailed over here and encountered Blue Jays (i.e., the word applied to an Old World species).Auspexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517226373144597851.post-75893746952826441302009-03-24T09:36:00.000-04:002009-03-24T09:36:00.000-04:00How about "You don't know Jack". He's a lot of fu...How about "You don't know Jack". He's a lot of fun at a party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517226373144597851.post-28050083330362591122009-03-16T22:12:00.000-04:002009-03-16T22:12:00.000-04:00Thanks, Auspex. Would Blue Jay fall into that cat...Thanks, Auspex. Would Blue Jay fall into that category too, i.e., is Jay just a shortened "Jack"?gilbertgigliotti@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12475508268152968342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1517226373144597851.post-23347573474585449702009-03-16T15:29:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:29:00.000-04:00About half a millenium ago, when familiar human na...About half a millenium ago, when familiar human names were being added to bird names (e.g., Mag + Pie, Robin + Redbreast), Jack was probably the most common such nickname prefix. Two of those names, Jackdaw and Jacksnipe took hold, and many others are recorded as local folk names for various birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com