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ming asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 1 decade ago

The pronouncing of the name "Jack" in UK and US.?

I want to know that is it differant in pronouncing the name "Jack" in British English and Northern American English.

I heard some people spoke vowel “a”in "Jack" as "a" in "take".

And I also heard some people spoke vowel “a”in "Jack" as "a" in "bad".

those is confuse me.

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  • Tess
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
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    I'm from the U.S and I pronounce it 'Jack' with the 'a' in 'bad'. If it's the 'a' in 'take' then the name would be Jake...

  • 1 decade ago

    The name "Jack" is generally pronounced the same way in British and U.S. English, with the "a" sounding as it does in the word "bad". But in some of the other parts of the U.K., like Scotland, and Wales, the "a" may be pronounced slightly differently. To add to the confusion, another name very close to "Jack" is the name "Jake", in which the "a" sounds as it does in the word "take".

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You heard wrong. It is pronounced with the a as in "bad" in both countries.

    "I heard some people spoke vowel “a”in "Jack" as "a" in "take"."

    That's a different name, which is spelt Jake.

  • Jack is pronounced with a short "a", like the "a" sound in "bad". Jack rhymes with back, lack, sack, rack, pack, hack, etc.

    If it's pronounced with a long "a", like the "a" sound in "take" - that's Jake. It's a completely different name.

    [I come from the UK, but I think the pronunciation is the same in US as well].

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I'm an Aussie, but I just wanted to put my 2 cents in...

    Jack isn't pronounced either way... If it rhymes with take, it is the name Jake. And the A sound in bad is too long for Jack. It's more like the A sound in hat.

    lol anyway I'm done now :)

  • nora
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Jack should always be pronounced to rhyme with 'back'. If it rhymes with 'take', it's a different name - that would be Jake, which is often short for Jacob.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    British view:

    with it rhyming with 'take', that is a completely different name , 'Jake'

    Its always rhymes with 'back' in England

    :D

  • 1 decade ago

    Jack as in....

    You sir, are a JACK A SS.

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