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An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians . Onomastics has applications in data mining , with applications such as named-entity recognition , or recognition of the origin of names.
Jackson (/ ˈ dʒ æ k s ən /) is a common surname of Scottish and English origin eventually becoming a common American surname also. In 1980, Jackson was the 24th most common surname in England and Wales. [1] In the 1990 United States Census, Jackson was the thirteenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.3% of the population. [2]
Jack is a given name of English origin, originally a diminutive of John. Alternatively it may commonly be a diminutive of Jacob, its French variant Jacques, or given names like Jackson which have been derived from surnames. [2] Since the late 20th century, Jack has become one of the most common names for boys in many English-speaking countries.
Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham. Originally, Urban Dictionary was intended as a dictionary of slang or cultural words and phrases, not typically found in standard English dictionaries, but it is now used to define any word, event, or phrase (including sexually explicit content).
The Jackson family had immigrated from Ireland during the colonial period. Jackson led American forces at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Due to favorable weather conditions, and his overall leadership, Britain suffered one of her worst defeats in their overseas colonial history.
Instances of it being used as a stereotypical name for African Americans can be found as early as the Civil War. The name Sambo became especially associated with the children's book The Story of Little Black Sambo by Helen Bannerman, published in 1899. It was the story of a southern Indian boy named "Sambo" who outwitted a group of hungry tigers.
The combination of the song's meaning and the derogatory history of the word for queer people has created a subgenre of adaptions speaking to the intersection of anti-Blackness and queer issues. [43] "Fruta Extraña," Spanish for "Strange Fruit", is a Spanish and English gay-themed talk show on BronxNet, Bronx public access television. Eric ...
John Cage (character), in the television show Ally McBeal; Johnny Cage, a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat video games; Luke Cage, a fictional character portrayed in Marvel Comics; Xander Cage, the protagonist in the film XXX; Cage Midwell, the protagonist of the video game Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars; Cages (comics)