Jax

See also: JAX

English

Etymology

Shortened from Jackson, Jaxon or fanciful spelling of the surname Jacks.

Proper noun

Jax

1. 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."

Anagrams

• AXJ