Jax
See also: JAX
English
Etymology
Shortened from Jackson, Jaxon or fanciful spelling of the surname Jacks.
Proper noun
Jax
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 1993, Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven, →ISBN, page 81:
- "Jacks is short for Jackson?"
"No, with an X." He makes a cross with his marvelously long index fingers. "Short for nothing. My mother was one of the best-known alcoholics in the French Quarter of New Orleans. I was named after a venerated brand of beer."
"You're named after Jax Beer?"
He nods morosely. "Somewhere in this world I have a sister named Hurricane. I'm telling you the God's honest truth."
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Anagrams
- AXJ