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Canadian law enforcement official (1925–1992)
to 1990, where he modernized the retail operations and its marketing. Jack Ackroyd joined the Toronto Police Department as a cadet, in 1941. He rose through
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Victoria Cross Haughton Ackroyd (1894–1979), English footballer Heather Ackroyd, British visual artist, of Ackroyd & Harvey Jack Ackroyd (1926–1992), Canadian
Ackroyd
British cinematographer
School "Barry Ackroyd BSC" Barry Ackroyd at IMDb Barry Ackroyd at the BFI's Screenonline "Ken Loach" by Mike Robbins New York Daily News, Jack Matthews "The
Barry_Ackroyd
Unidentified serial killer in London in 1888
and Skinner, Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell, pp. 13, 86; Fido, p. 7 Ackroyd, Peter, "Introduction", in Werner, p. 10; Rivett and Whitehead, p. 11 Marriott
Jack_the_Ripper
Head police officer of the Toronto Police Service
1980. "John Wesley "Jack" Ackroyd - Prospect Cemetery, Section 8, Lot 401". Mount Pleasant Group. Retrieved 2024-03-14. Jack Ackroyd, former chief of police
Chief of the Toronto Police Service
Chief_of_the_Toronto_Police_Service
1926 film
where he gets into various scrapes alongside his fellow soldier, Alf (Jack Ackroyd). While helping himself to a drink in the cellar of an inn, Bill discovers
The_Better_'Ole_(1926_film)
English footballer
1923. p. 6. "The Grecian Archive – Jack Ackroyd". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2023. "Jack Ackroyd – Playing Record". Swindon-Town.co
John Ackroyd (footballer, born 1895)
John_Ackroyd_(footballer,_born_1895)
Daphne Goldrick, Lynne Kolber, Alec Willows, Frank C. Turner, Fred Diehl, Jack Ackroyd, Walter Scott Comedy Western Honkytonk Man Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood
List of Western films of the 1980s
List_of_Western_films_of_the_1980s
1982 Canadian drama Western film by William A. Graham
Frank C. Turner as Eddie Hoyt Fred Diehl as Governor Raymond Millhouse Jack Ackroyd as Ely Porter Suzie Payne as Helen Porter Richard MacBride as Matt Porter
Harry_Tracy,_Desperado
1930 film
Compson as Stella Noah Beery, Sr. as Shane Ivan F. Simpson as Judge Jack Ackroyd as Hank Nina Quartero as Loru Duke Kahanamoku as Manua Nick De Ruiz as
Isle_of_Escape
Police raid of gay bathhouses in Toronto, Canada
pleads guilty; five other charges are dropped. January 20: Police chief Jack Ackroyd issues a statement that gay people are entitled to "the same rights,
Operation_Soap
Woodhall in his book Jack the Ripper: Or When London Walked in Terror (1937), quoted in Whitehead and Rivett, pp. 101–102 Ackroyd, Peter, "Introduction"
Jack_the_Ripper_suspects
Canadian police officer (1927-2007)
served as chief of the Metro Toronto Police from 1984 to 1989 succeeding Jack Ackroyd. Marks was at police headquarters again on January 1, 2007, despite his
Jack_Marks_(police_officer)
Murder and rape cases in Oregon
S. state of Oregon from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. John Arthur Ackroyd, a highway mechanic with the Oregon Department of Transportation, was a
Ghosts_of_Highway_20
1926 film by James W. Horne
Mildred Harris as Agatha Fairhaven Snitz Edwards as Reginald Maltravers Jack Ackroyd as Wiggins Otto Lederer as Auctioneer James T. Mack as Assistant Auctioneer
Cruise_of_the_Jasper_B
Canadian politician (1938–2023)
the Liquor Control Board of Ontario In office 1991–2006 Preceded by Jack Ackroyd Succeeded by Phillip Olsson 63rd Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario In office 1975–1980
Andy_Brandt
1926 American film by Robert F. McGowan
Jack Ackroyd as Crooked Santa Chet Brandenburg as Pedestrian / Crooked Santa Ed Brandenburg as Store window assistant Richard Daniels as Old man Jack
Good_Cheer
Canadian and American actor (born 1952)
Retrieved May 30, 2018. Hill and Weingrad p. 143 Ware, Grahame (2010). "Ackroyd explains the origins of the Bass-O-Matic sketch on SNL". Food Channel.
Dan_Aykroyd
1928 film
Ross William Collier Jr. as Jefferson Ryder Emmett Corrigan as Dr. Hays Jack Ackroyd as Smith, Jeff's valet Cast notes Barrymore and McAvoy had last costarred
The Lion and the Mouse (1928 film)
The_Lion_and_the_Mouse_(1928_film)
1924 film
Glenn Tryon - Mr. Smith Jack Ackroyd - (uncredited) Eddie Baker - (uncredited) Sammy Brooks - Man in Employment Line (uncredited) Jack Gavin - Foreman (uncredited)
Smithy_(1924_film)
Works of fiction featuring Jack the Ripper
(1993) by Neil Penswick Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem (1994) by Peter Ackroyd Pentecost Alley (1996) by Anne Perry Matrix (1998) by Mike Tucker and Robert
Jack_the_Ripper_in_fiction
American rock band
Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Ackroyd, Stephen (June 13, 2018). "All Time Low Reckon 'Everything Is Fine' With
All_Time_Low
1920 film
Jimmy Aubrey as The man Oliver Hardy as The ruffian (as Babe Hardy) Jack Ackroyd as A millionaire Kathleen Myers as His daughter Evelyn Nelson as His
The_Backyard_(1920_film)
1923 film
Stan Laurel - Waiter Marie Mosquini - Cashier Eddie Baker - Cafe owner Jack Ackroyd - Customer Mark Jones - Customer George Rowe - Chef List of American
Short_Orders
Canadian artist (1915–1983)
Marshall, Peter Paul Ochs, Jock Hearn, LeRoy Jensen, Frank Molnar, and Jack Ackroyd, belongs to a group of neglected artists that are part of Vancouver art
George_Fertig
Book by Peter Ackroyd
The Trial of Elizabeth Cree) is a 1994 novel by the English author Peter Ackroyd. It is a murder mystery framed within a story featuring real historical
Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem
Dan_Leno_and_the_Limehouse_Golem
1929 film
James Spencer as The Medicine Man Arthur Stone as Pete "French Pete" Jack Ackroyd as Eddie "English Eddie" Gertrude Chorre as Talu's Mother The film received
Frozen_Justice
1923 film
Foreman Eddie Baker as Laundry worker Katherine Grant as Laundry worker Jack Ackroyd as Laundry worker George Rowe as Pedestrian Sammy Brooks as Laundry worker
Collars_and_Cuffs
1923 film
Prospector Eddie Baker - Prospector George Rowe - Man in saloon Jack Ackroyd - Henchman Jack Gavin - Prospector Marvin Loback - Henchman Sammy Brooks Al Forbes
The_Soilers
English playwright and poet (1564–1616)
2006, p. 159. Ackroyd 2006, p. 235. Wood 2003, pp. 161–162. Wood 2003, pp. 205–206. Honan 1998, p. 258. Ackroyd 2006, p. 359. Ackroyd 2006, pp. 362–383
William_Shakespeare
Canadian organization
Body Politic. The group, helmed by John Argue, presented Deputy Chief Jack Ackroyd with a "People's Writ of Return." March 7, 1981: A march through downtown
Right_to_Privacy_Committee
1923 film
Laurel as Miss Flavia de Lorgnette James Finlayson as Baron Buttontop Jack Ackroyd as Attorney McFumble William Gillespie as Houseguest Helen Gilmore as
Mother's_Joy
1929 film
Kathrin Clare Ward as Mother Joyce/Burke Robert Homans as Mr. Burke Jack Ackroyd as Harry Sam Baker as himself The film featured a theme song entitled
The Isle of Lost Ships (1929 film)
The_Isle_of_Lost_Ships_(1929_film)
1923 film
Finlayson as Defense lawyer Earl Mohan as Florist Helen Gilmore as The wife Jack Ackroyd as Clerk Wallace Howe as Chemist Charles Stevenson as Jewish tailor List
The_Whole_Truth_(1923_film)
1927 film by Lothar Mendes
Mr. Dodge Donald Reed as Smith's Assistant Eddie Gribbon as Eddie Jack Ackroyd as Jack Ione Holmes as Ione With no prints of Convoy located in any film
Convoy_(1927_film)
1924 film
trainer Ena Gregory George Rowe as Rival jockey Eddie Baker as Stable hand Jack Ackroyd Mildred Booth Sammy Brooks Billy Engle Al Forbes Dick Gilbert William
Zeb_vs._Paprika
British poet (1947–2023)
and later with The Mrs Ackroyd Band (named after his mongrel dog Mrs Ackroyd.) Barker was not a singer and the Mrs Ackroyd Band, with classically trained
Les_Barker
English actor (born 1966)
Russell's Educating Rita at The Liverpool Playhouse. He appears as Neil Ackroyd in the second and third series of Happy Valley. In 2016, O'Neill played
Con_O'Neill_(actor)
2004 TV series or program
Brontë Jack Shepherd .... Thomas de Quincey John Simm .... Friedrich Engels Toby Stephens .... Casanova Richard Stockwell .... Young Peter Ackroyd Ronan
London_(TV_series)
1927 film
as Millie Sam Hardy as Tony Osgood Perkins] as The Assistant Director Jack Ackroyd as The Property Man Iris Gray as Movie Star Ione Holmes as Movie Star
High_Hat_(1927_film)
1924 film
Karno Jr. as Villager Helen Gilmore as Villager Jack Gavin as Villager Mae Laurel as Villager Jack Ackroyd Eddie Baker Sammy Brooks as Barn dance musician
Near_Dublin
1931 crime drama film directed by Noel M. Smith
Cramer as Kelsey Harvey Clark as Murray Van Lane Dot Farley as Effie Jack Ackroyd as Shorty Stanley Blystone as Bull Evans Walter Brennan as henchman A
Dancing_Dynamite
1924 film
Ena Gregory James Finlayson Noah Young William Gillespie Sammy Brooks Jack Ackroyd Eddie Baker Fred Karno Jr. John B. O'Brien List of American films of
Brothers_Under_the_Chin
1927 film by Michael Curtiz
William Collier Jr. as Lieutenant Larry Trent Douglas Gerrard as Fitzroy Jack Ackroyd as Henery John Miljan as Lieutenant Kellogg Richard Tucker as Sir Sydney
The_Desired_Woman
1985 novel by Peter Ackroyd
Hawksmoor is a 1985 novel by English writer Peter Ackroyd. It won Best Novel at the 1985 Whitbread Awards and the Guardian Fiction Prize. It tells the
Hawksmoor_(novel)
Canadian police officer
Police In office 1970–1980 Preceded by James Page Mackey Succeeded by Jack Ackroyd Personal details Born 1921 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Died December
Harold Adamson (police officer)
Harold_Adamson_(police_officer)
1924 film
Villain Dick Gilbert – Villain 'Tonnage' Martin Wolfkeil – Postal worker Jack Ackroyd – Sleeping customer William Gillespie – C.W. Lyons, chief postal inspector
Postage_Due
1978 American TV miniseries
seven years. Meanwhile in Manhattan, live the Constantines, Nick (David Ackroyd), Beth (Joanna Miles) and their 15-year-old daughter, Kate (Rosanna Arquette)
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
The_Dark_Secret_of_Harvest_Home
Coming of age literary genre
Murakami (1987) The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (1988) English Music by Peter Ackroyd (1992) The Crow Road by Iain Banks (1992) Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling
Bildungsroman
1859 novel by Charles Dickens
462 Dickens 2003, p. 470 Dickens by Peter Ackroyd; Harper Collins, 1990, p. 777 Dickens by Peter Ackroyd; Harper Collins, 1990, p. 859 Dickens, Charles
A_Tale_of_Two_Cities
English politician, author and philosopher (1478–1535)
Harding, Two Early Tudor Lives (Yale, 1962), pp. xvi, 199. Ackroyd (1999) p. 106. Ackroyd, however, regards the tale as "less than plausible". Krivatsy
Thomas_More
Soap opera character
of Dallas. The character of Gary Ewing was first played by actor David Ackroyd in a two-part Dallas season two episode "Reunion" in 1978. Gary Ewing was
Gary_Ewing
2022 studio album by Florence and the Machine
10), piano (2, 6), acoustic guitar (9), foot stamping (9, 12) Robert Ackroyd – electric guitar (13) Tom Monger – harp Cyrus Bayandor – bass Aku Orraca-Tetteh
Dance_Fever_(album)
Welsh actress and presenter (born 1977)
Britain's Parking Hell: Ticket Wars Narrator Voice only Midsomer Murders Holly Ackroyd Episode: "The Miniature Murders" Dial M for Middlesbrough Susan 2021–present
Joanna_Page
2009 three-part British television drama
Belcombe Jack Deam as Kieran Whelan Flora Spencer-Longhurst as Emily Belcombe Faye McKeever as Hannah Whelan George Costigan as Eddie Ackroyd Rebekah Staton
Unforgiven_(TV_series)
1993 television film by William Curran
David Ackroyd as Tom Kerry Dan O'Herlihy as Hamilton Fisk Jason Workman as Whit Turner Claude Earl Jones as The Mayor Bill McKinney as Kolchak Jack Axelrod
Love,_Cheat_&_Steal
English composer
in London. His first opera, A Harlot's Progress, to a libretto by Peter Ackroyd, premiered on 13 October 2013 at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna, conducted
Iain_Bell
2016 British film by Juan Carlos Medina
Medina from a screenplay by Jane Goldman. The film, an adaptation of Peter Ackroyd's 1994 murder mystery novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem, stars Olivia
The_Limehouse_Golem
BrooklynVegan. Retrieved June 5, 2026. Sandiford, Kayla (May 20, 2026). "Poppy Ackroyd unveils new song, "Continuum"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved May 20
List_of_2026_albums
1983 television film
made-for-television horror film starring Donna Reed, Larry Wilcox, David Ackroyd, Diane Franklin, Ally Sheedy, and Nancy Cartwright. The film premiered
Deadly_Lessons
1991 American TV series or program
housewife married to well-known and respected businessman Stanley (David Ackroyd) who also has an estranged relationship with her college aged daughter
Hell_Hath_No_Fury_(film)
British crime drama television series (2014–2023)
Franklin as Andy Shephard Susan Lynch as Alison Garrs Con O'Neill as Neil Ackroyd Shirley Henderson as Frances Drummond Matthew Lewis as Sean Balmforth Rick
Happy_Valley_(TV_series)
Rupam Maxwell 1997–1998 Dee Pollard Claudia Malkovich 1997–1998 Helen Ackroyd Kathryn Apanowicz 1995, 1997–1998 Tony Cairns Edward Peel 1997–1998 Becky
List of former Emmerdale characters
List_of_former_Emmerdale_characters
2001 Western film
Domenico Procacci Starring Joseph Fiennes David Wenham Cinematography Barry Ackroyd Edited by Nicolas Gaster Music by Kiril Džajkovski Production companies
Dust_(2001_film)
British actor
the ITV series Law & Order: UK. He also had a supporting role as 2nd Lt. Jack Foley in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, as Lieutenant Archie Kennedy
Jamie_Bamber
British singer-songwriter and producer (born 2001)
Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021. Ackroyd, Stephen (21 October 2021). "PinkPantheress has announced her first-ever
PinkPantheress
Shepherd; the Head of the Murder Squad for Halifax Police. Con O'Neill as Neil Ackroyd (Series 2-3); an old friend of Clare, and later her partner. Susan Lynch
List of Happy Valley characters
List_of_Happy_Valley_characters
2014 studio album by Royal Blood
Blood is here to convince everyone in its path that loud is good". Stephen Ackroyd, the editor of British music magazine DIY, also gave the album a largely
Royal_Blood_(album)
1929 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
of the Agatha Christie Omnibus of Crime along with The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Mystery of the Blue Train and The Sittaford Mystery), Hardback (Priced
The_Seven_Dials_Mystery
1843 novella by Charles Dickens
a Christmas dinner without its turkey." Ackroyd 1990, pp. 67–68; Slater 2011. Diedrick 1987, p. 80. Ackroyd 1990, p. 392. Callow 2009, p. 27. Lalumia
A_Christmas_Carol
British singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1997)
Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025. Ackroyd, Stephen (13 September 2022). "Raye Has Announced a String of Intimate
Raye
English rock band
brand new banger 'Habits', and announced details of their second album". Ackroyd, Stephen. 11 October 2017. "Archived copy". Archived from the original
Marmozets
UK music group from Brighton
Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025. Ackroyd, Stephen (23 April 2024). "Lambrini Girls: "It's extremely important that
Lambrini_Girls
American actor
Angel Zack Bennett Episode: "Trust" 1998 Diagnosis: Murder Det. Reggie Ackroyd Episode: "The Last Resort" 1999 Twice in a Lifetime Flash Jericho / David
Joe_Penny
Fictional character in A Christmas Carol
There are literary precursors for Scrooge in Dickens's own works. Peter Ackroyd, Dickens's biographer, sees similarities between Scrooge and the title
Ebenezer_Scrooge
1977 television film
Siegel from a story by Martin Caidin and Henri Simoun. It stars David Ackroyd, Anne Schedeen, A Martinez, and José Ferrer. According to Unsold TV Pilots
Exo-Man
1837–1839 novel by Charles Dickens
Edited by Philip Horne. Penguin Classics. p. 486. ISBN 0-14-143974-2. Ackroyd, Peter (1990). Dickens. London: Sinclair-Stevenson. p. 216. ISBN 1-85619-000-5
Oliver_Twist
English serial killer (1946–2020)
who worked on the false leads, the "Wearside Jack" tape and the Sunderland letters; and Christa Ackroyd, a local journalist. A three-part series of one-hour
Peter_Sutcliffe
2019 film directed by Jay Roach
reported that Theodore Shapiro would compose the film's score and that Barry Ackroyd would serve as the film's cinematographer. The film was given the working
Bombshell_(2019_film)
English actor (1929–2025)
In December 1987 he played Dr James Shepherd in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd", one of a series of Agatha Christie novels broadcast on radio by the BBC
John_Woodvine
Square in London, England
the corner of Bryanston-st. — Dickens Dictionary of London, 1889 Peter Ackroyd recites a list of anecdotes and archaeological finds supportive of pre-18th
Connaught_Square
2022 studio album by the 1975
Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022. Ackroyd, Stephen (3 August 2022). "First listen: The 1975 – Happiness". Dork. Archived
Being Funny in a Foreign Language
Being_Funny_in_a_Foreign_Language
British rock band
Archived from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2018. Ackroyd, Stephen (11 August 2018). "It looks like Bring Me The Horizon are teasing
Bring_Me_the_Horizon
British girl group
(2023) Access All Areas Tour (2025) Kehlani – Crash World Tour (2024) Ackroyd, Stephen (24 March 2022). "Brand new London-based trio FLO have shared
Flo_(group)
List of episodes of the British TV drama series
Ackroyd. But when Jemima Starling is murdered, suspicions are roused when it is revealed that Jemima was also in love with Alexander. Holly Ackroyd is
List of Midsomer Murders episodes
List_of_Midsomer_Murders_episodes
1849–1850 novel by Charles Dickens
Jones". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 5 March 2019. Watt 1963, p. 300 Ackroyd 1990, p. 44 Dickens 1934, p. xviii Forster, John (2008) [1875]. "Chapter
David_Copperfield
1992 book by Peter Ackroyd
English Music is the sixth novel by Peter Ackroyd. Published in 1992, it is both a bildungsroman and, in the words of critic John Barrell, "partly a series
English_Music_(novel)
2022 single by Florence and the Machine
Musically and Lyrically at The Ivors in London on Thursday 18 May 2023. Ackroyd, Stephen (23 February 2022). "Florence + The Machine's epic new track 'King'
King (Florence and the Machine song)
King_(Florence_and_the_Machine_song)
2024 studio album by Zara Larsson
Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023. Ackroyd, Stephen (19 May 2023). "Zara Larsson has delivered yet another gigantic
Venus_(Zara_Larsson_album)
American actress (1944–2020)
first 13 episodes she appeared in every episode. She appeared with David Ackroyd, Rosalind Chao, William Christopher, Patrick Cranshaw, Jamie Farr, Peter
Brandis_Kemp
Sheppard) Malcolm Terris (as Roger Ackroyd) Flora Montgomery (as Flora Ackroyd) Vivien Heilbron (as Mrs Vera Ackroyd) Daisy Beaumont (as Ursula Bourne)
List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes
List_of_Agatha_Christie's_Poirot_episodes
English actor (1904–1990)
Wagstaffe Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) .... Ackroyd, Court President On the Beat (1962) .... Sir Ronald Ackroyd Nurse on Wheels (1963) .... Vicar The Yellow
Raymond_Huntley
1976 film by Alfred Hitchcock
716–717 Spoto 1983, p. 527. McGilligan 2003, p. 720. Ackroyd 2015, p. 249. McGilligan 2003, p. 725. Ackroyd 2015, p. 251. McGilligan 2003, pp. 721–722. Spoto
Family_Plot
British actor (1944–2017)
portrayed Inspector Davis in a radio adaptation of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, which was eventually released as a cassette. His final television role
Simon_Cuff
2023 studio album by Waterparks
..[and] sees Waterparks take a bold step into new territory." Stephen Ackroyd of Upset Magazine called the album "A constantly shifting, hyperactive
Intellectual_Property_(album)
London-related events during the 19th century
socialhousinghistory.uk. p. 5. Ackroyd, Peter (2000). London: The Biography. Chatto & Windus. p. 664–665. ISBN 9781856197168. "Jack the Ripper and the East End"
19th-century_London
Minnie Mortimer ("The Townie") Stefano Tonchi ("Damien Darko") Robert Ackroyd ("Panic Roommate") Florence and the Machine ("Panic Roommate") Cecily von
List of Gossip Girl characters
List_of_Gossip_Girl_characters
stage names; these alter egos are listed in brackets. Steve Abbott Anthony Ackroyd Craig Anderson Wil Anderson Pam Ann Anyone for Tennis? David Argue Aunty
List_of_Australian_comedians
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
Auwers, J. M. (eds.). The Biblical Canons. Leuven University Press. p. 315. Ackroyd, P. R.; Evans, C. F., eds. (1970). The Cambridge History of the Bible,
Biblical_canon
1932 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Nora's Escort Barry Jones as Henry Doyle Ann Casson as Rose Ackroyd Henry Caine as Officer Ackroyd Garry Marsh as Sheldrake Hitchcock returned to England from
Number_Seventeen
JACK ACKROYD
JACK ACKROYD
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : patronymic from Jack.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Godly
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from a Middle English personal name, Jakke, from Old French Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus, which is the source of both Jacob and James. As a family name in Britain, this is almost exclusively Scottish.English and Welsh : from the same personal name as 1, taken as a pet form of John.German (also Jäck) : from a short form of the personal name Jacob.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Dæcca.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from dack, a variant of deck ‘roof’. Compare De decker.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Male
Polish
Modern form of Polish Jacenty, JACEK means "hyacinth flower."
Surname or Lastname
English (Kentish)
English (Kentish) : from a medieval personal name, Pack, possibly a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca, although this is found only as a place name element and appears to have died out fairly early on in the Old English period. The Middle English personal name is more likely to be a derivative of the Latin Christian name Paschalis (see Pascal).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from German Pack ‘package’ (see Packer).Anglicized form of Dutch Pak.
Male
English
Scottish form of English Jack, JOCK means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Hebrew, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss
Son of Jack; He who Supplants; God has been Gracious; Has Shown Favor; Based on John or Jacques; God is Gracious
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Jaako, JAAK means "supplanter."
Female
English
Pet form of English Jackalyn, JACKI means "supplanter."
Female
Native American
Native American Tupi name JACI means "moon."
Girl/Female
Australian, Netherlands, Portuguese
Variant of Jack
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall and Wales)
English (Cornwall and Wales) : variant of Jack.Czech (JaÄka), Polish, and German (of Slavic origin) : from a pet form (Czech JaÄ, Polish Jacz) of any of the various Slavic personal names beginning with Ja-, for example Jakub, Jan, Jacenty (see Jacek).
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
JACK ACKROYD
JACK ACKROYD
Girl/Female
Indian, Modern
Nature Lover
Boy/Male
American, Christian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Italian, Latin, Swedish
Dark Complexioned
Boy/Male
Biblical
Three; the third; prince; captain.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name from Old English (ge)fyrhþe ‘woodland’ or ‘scrubland on the edge of a forest’.Scottish : habitational name from Firth in Orkney.Welsh : topographic name from Welsh ffrith, ffridd ‘barren land’, ‘mountain pasture’ (a borrowing of the Old English word mentioned in 1).
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Rama
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Pashtun
Very Sweet; Alternate Forms Sherinai or Sherina
Boy/Male
Indian
Goddess Durga (the daughter of Daksha)
Boy/Male
British, English
Fortune-telling
Girl/Female
British, English, Irish
Variant of Helen; Shining; Brilliant
Girl/Female
British, English
Form of Jacqui
JACK ACKROYD
JACK ACKROYD
JACK ACKROYD
JACK ACKROYD
JACK ACKROYD
n.
see Ils Jack.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
n.
A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
n.
An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
n.
A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack
v. t.
To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
n.
See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
n.
A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack.
n.
A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree.
v. t.
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
n.
A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
n.
A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught.
v. i.
To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
n.
A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
n.
A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
n.
To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish.