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American science fiction author
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to
Jack_McDevitt
Irish surname
McDevitt is an Irish surname, originating in County Donegal in the northwest part of Ireland. This family name is a member of the ancient Northern O’Néill
McDevitt
2014 novel by Jack McDevitt
Coming Home is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is the seventh in the Alex Benedict series, and was released in November 2014
Coming_Home_(McDevitt_novel)
1998 novel by Jack McDevitt
Moonfall is a 1998 hard science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. The book depicts the impact of an interstellar comet on the Moon and how
Moonfall_(novel)
1998 novel by Jack McDevitt
Eternity Road, published in 1998, is a science fiction novel written by Jack McDevitt. 1,700 years after a deadly plague has wiped out the great civilizations
Eternity_Road_(novel)
2007 novel by Jack McDevitt
Cauldron is a 2007 science fiction novel by American author Jack McDevitt. It is the sixth novel in the Academy series, featuring Priscilla Hutchins.
Cauldron_(McDevitt_novel)
Science fiction and fantasy literary award
of four nominations, while nine other authors have each won twice. Jack McDevitt has the most nominations at twelve (with one win), while Poul Anderson
Nebula_Award_for_Best_Novel
2002 novel by Jack McDevitt
Chindi is a 2002 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt, part of starship pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins series. Alien stealth satellites
Chindi_(novel)
American and Canadian writer
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Ray_Nayler
2024 novel by John Wiswell
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
Someone_You_Can_Build_a_Nest_In
2005 novel by Jack McDevitt
Seeker is a 2005 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2006. This is the third installment
Seeker_(McDevitt_novel)
1994 novel by Jack McDevitt
The Engines of God is a science fiction novel by American author Jack McDevitt, published in 1994. A group of xeno-archaeologists, together with interstellar
The_Engines_of_God
1989 novel by Jack McDevitt
Talent for War is a science fiction mystery novel by American writer Jack McDevitt, the story of a search by Alex Benedict, the protagonist, to discover
A_Talent_for_War
2004 novel by Jack McDevitt
Polaris is a science fiction mystery novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is the second book of his Alex Benedict series. Antiquities dealer Alex
Polaris_(novel)
2025 novel by Stephen Graham Jones
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Buffalo_Hunter_Hunter
Topics referred to by the same term
Anselm College in New Hampshire, U.S. Odyssey (novel), a 2007 novel by Jack McDevitt "Odyssey" (Ulysses part), the middle part of James Joyce's novel Ulysses
Odyssey_(disambiguation)
2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Annihilation (VanderMeer novel)
Annihilation_(VanderMeer_novel)
Wilson An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green Ancient Shores by Jack McDevitt Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Imperial Radch Series: Ancillary Justice
List of science fiction novels
List_of_science_fiction_novels
2009 book by Jack McDevitt
Time Travelers Never Die, written by Jack McDevitt, is a 2009 science fiction book about time travel and the consequences it can cause. The novel is a
Time_Travelers_Never_Die
2023 fantasy novel by Vajra Chandrasekera
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
The_Saint_of_Bright_Doors
2022 novel by R. F. Kuang
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Babel, or the Necessity of Violence
Babel,_or_the_Necessity_of_Violence
Novel series by Gene Wolfe
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Book_of_the_New_Sun
2020 science fiction fantasy novel by Martha Wells
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Network_Effect_(novel)
Novel by Naomi Novik
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Uprooted_(novel)
Sri Lankan fantasy author
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Vajra_Chandrasekera
Science fiction literary award
Robinson and Paul J. McAuley won once out of seven nominations, and Jack McDevitt, Ian McDonald, Adam Roberts, and Robert J. Sawyer won once out of five
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
John_W._Campbell_Memorial_Award_for_Best_Science_Fiction_Novel
British science fiction and fantasy author
for Altered Carbon Succeeded by Gwyneth Jones for Life Preceded by Jack McDevitt for Omega John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Richard_K._Morgan
2006 novel by Jack McDevitt
Odyssey is a 2006 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is set in the 23rd century and "explores the immorality of big business and
Odyssey_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
the 1958 film (see below) Deepsix, a 2000 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt The Deep Six, a 1958 World War II war film directed by Rudolph Maté
Deep_Six
1996 novel by Jack McDevitt
Ancient Shores is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt, published in 1996. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in
Ancient_Shores
2003 novel by Jack McDevitt
Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. Campbell Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2004. The mystery surrounding the destructive
Omega_(McDevitt_novel)
1985 novel by Carl Sagan
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Contact_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
novel), a 1993 novel by Larry Bond Cauldron (Jack McDevitt novel), a 2007 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt Cauldron (military term) The Cauldron, a
Cauldron_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
role-playing game) Polaris (2005 role-playing game) Polaris (novel), by Jack McDevitt "Polaris" (short story), by H. P. Lovecraft Polaris (Australian band)
Polaris_(disambiguation)
1959 novelette and 1966 novel by Daniel Keyes
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Flowers_for_Algernon
1984 science fiction novel by William Gibson
which introduced cyberspace—a digital space traversable by humans—and "jacking in", a bio-mechanical method of interfacing with computers. Neuromancer
Neuromancer
American science-fiction author (1920–1986)
his favorite authors as H. G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson and Jack Vance. Herbert's first science fiction story, "Looking for Something", was
Frank_Herbert
2000 novel by Jack McDevitt
Infinity Beach is a 2000 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt. It is a story of a first contact between human and alien civilizations. It was a 2000
Infinity_Beach
2001 novel by Neil Gaiman
Shadow meets many of Wednesday's allies, including Mr. Nancy, Easter, Whiskey Jack, and John Chapman. The New Gods' henchmen, the Spooks, abduct Shadow; Laura
American_Gods
2013 science fiction novel by Ann Leckie
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Ancillary_Justice
2000 novel by Jack McDevitt
Deepsix is a novel by American science fiction author Jack McDevitt. Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins leads a crew of space archaeologists to investigate a
Deepsix
American author (born 1973)
Dragon Book: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy, edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois (Ace Books, 2009) ISBN 978-0-441-01764-5 "Purity
Naomi_Novik
Fantasy and science fiction short stories published by Bantam Spectra (1988-95)
Weiner Proselytes - Gregory Benford The Fourth Moxie Branch - Jack McDevitt Prayerware - Jack Massa Mannequins - Charles Oberndorf Moments of Clarity - Elissa
Full_Spectrum
2007 novel by Joe Hill
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Heart-Shaped_Box_(novel)
Canadian-British writer (born 1971)
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Cory_Doctorow
American scientist and science communicator (1934–1996)
Summer; Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination and his The Demolished Man; Jack Finney's Time and Again; Frank Herbert's Dune, and Walter M. Miller's A Canticle
Carl_Sagan
American fantasy writer (born 1996)
November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022. Miyazaki, Hayao; Zipes, Jack. "World Fantasy Awards 2019". World Fantasy Convention. Archived from the
R._F._Kuang
December 23, 2025. Baker, Paul Wake (July 6, 2014). "Review Deepsix by Jack McDevitt". paulwakebaker.com. Retrieved December 21, 2025. Palin, Megan. "Coming
Space_elevators_in_fiction
1969 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Left_Hand_of_Darkness
American novelist
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Erin_Morgenstern
2018 science fiction novel by Mary Robinette Kowal
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Calculating_Stars
1966 science fiction novel by Samuel Delany
political and cultural stratum of societies, such as The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance or Anthem by Ayn Rand. In turn, the use of language is similar to Robert
Babel-17
New Zealand writer (born 1985)
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Tamsyn_Muir
China. President Knox mediates the conflict. President in: Moonfall by Jack McDevitt The nation's second African-American president. He dies because the
List of fictional presidents of the United States (K–M)
List_of_fictional_presidents_of_the_United_States_(K–M)
Topics referred to by the same term
McDevitt, American politician, later a Roman Catholic priest and educator Jack McDevitt, American science fiction author This disambiguation page lists articles
John_McDevitt
1980 novel by Gregory Benford
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Timescape
1992 novel by Connie Willis
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Doomsday_Book_(novel)
Topics referred to by the same term
fantasy novel written by William Nicholson Seeker (McDevitt novel), a science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt Seeker (2015), by Arwen Elys Dayton Seeker (spacecraft)
Seeker
American science fiction and fantasy writer
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
N._K._Jemisin
American science fiction author (born 1966)
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Ann_Leckie
2021 novel by P. Djèlí Clark
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
A_Master_of_Djinn
Native American fiction author (born 1972)
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Stephen_Graham_Jones
1998 novel by Octavia E. Butler
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Parable of the Talents (novel)
Parable_of_the_Talents_(novel)
1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Dune_(novel)
Canadian writer and poet (born 1964)
Walton" (2013), from Story Behind the Book: Volume 1 Zipes, Jack (2015). "Walton, Jo". In Zipes, Jack (ed.). The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (2nd ed.).
Jo_Walton
2010 novel by N. K. Jemisin
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
The_Hundred_Thousand_Kingdoms
Topics referred to by the same term
1999 memoir by Mark Doty Firebird, a 2011 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt Firebirds (anthology), a 2003 collection of short stories for young
Firebird
Topics referred to by the same term
(film), a 2022 film by Roland Emmerich Moonfall (novel), a 1998 novel by Jack McDevitt Moon Fall series, a 2022 novel series by James Rollins Operation Moonfall
Moonfall
1974 science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Dispossessed
1988 science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Falling_Free
American activist (1922–2021)
Chianese. The 2012 novel The Cassandra Project (ISBN 978-1-937008-71-0) by Jack McDevitt and Mike Resnick, set in 2019 and correctly predicting that Martinez
Eugenio_Martínez
1977 novel by Frederik Pohl
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Gateway_(novel)
English writer (born 1960)
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Neil_Gaiman
1985 novel by Orson Scott Card
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Ender's_Game
1981 science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Claw_of_the_Conciliator
1974 military science fiction novel by Joe Haldeman
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Forever_War
Award for best science fiction novel published in the UK in the previous year
Calcutta Chromosome Picador Stephen Baxter Voyage HarperCollins Voyager Jack McDevitt The Engines of God HarperCollins Voyager Kim Stanley Robinson Blue Mars
Arthur_C._Clarke_Award
Annual awards for science fiction or fantasy
"Stable Strategies for Middle Management" Asimov's Science Fiction Jack McDevitt "The Fort Moxie Branch" Full Spectrum (Doubleday) 1990 Suzy McKee Charnas*
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
Hugo_Award_for_Best_Short_Story
Novel by Kim Stanley Robinson
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
2312_(novel)
American speculative fiction writer (born 1964)
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Martha_Wells
American author (1929–2018)
was adapted for the stage in 1995 by Chicago's Lifeline Theatre. Reviewer Jack Helbig at the Chicago Reader wrote that the "adaptation is intelligent and
Ursula_K._Le_Guin
1979 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Fountains_of_Paradise
American-Canadian speculative fiction novelist (born 1948)
Generation writing, thereby gaining exposure to the writings of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William S. Burroughs; the lattermost had a particularly pronounced
William_Gibson
Series of books published by Ace Books
and Hugo Award winner Michael Swanwick - In the Drift (1985, 35869) Jack McDevitt - The Hercules Text (1986, 37367) Loren J. MacGregor - The Net (1987
Ace_Science_Fiction_Specials
American writer (born 1945)
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Elizabeth_Moon
2006 novel by Naomi Novik
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
His_Majesty's_Dragon
McCaffrey (1926–2011) Wil McCarthy (born 1966) David McDaniel (1944–1977) Jack McDevitt (born 1935) Ian McDonald (born 1960) James D. Macdonald (born 1954)
List of science-fiction authors
List_of_science-fiction_authors
2003 science fiction book by Cory Doctorow
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Down_and_Out_in_the_Magic_Kingdom
Lore — The Power of Six George R. R. Martin – A Dance with Dragons Jack McDevitt – Firebird China Miéville – Embassytown Andrew Miller – Pure Karen Miller
2011_in_literature
58th Worldcon (2000)
Brin Jack L. Chalker John Clute Esther M. Friesner Richard Garfinkle Elizabeth Hand Harry Harrison Paul Levinson George R. R. Martin Jack McDevitt Larry
58th World Science Fiction Convention
58th_World_Science_Fiction_Convention
2004 novel by Susanna Clarke
Stanley Robinson (1985) Contact by Carl Sagan (1986) The Hercules Text by Jack McDevitt (1987) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull (1988) Desolation Road by Ian McDonald
Jonathan_Strange_&_Mr_Norrell
1986 novel by Jack McDevitt
The Hercules Text is a 1986 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It tells the story of a message of intelligent extraterrestrial origin
The_Hercules_Text
1973 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Rendezvous_with_Rama
American specialty publisher of science fiction and fantasy books
Haldeman, Charles Stross, Laurell K. Hamilton, Alastair Reynolds, and Jack McDevitt. Penguin merged with Random House in 2013 to form Penguin Random House
Ace_Books
British science fiction writer (1917–2008)
persons. Among the living, Clarke and Andre Norton followed A. E. van Vogt and Jack Williamson. In 2000, he was named a Distinguished Supporter of the British
Arthur_C._Clarke
American science fiction and fantasy writer (1931–2019)
novel The Book of the New Sun. Set in a bleak, distant future influenced by Jack Vance's Dying Earth series, the story details the life of Severian, a journeyman
Gene_Wolfe
American writer and illustrator (1951–2022)
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
Greg_Bear
1997 novel by Joe Haldeman
physicist and a mechanic who operates a soldierboy. Thanks to electronic "jacks" implanted in their skulls, mechanics are remotely linked to the machinery
Forever_Peace
Novel by Michael Chabon
McMaster Bujold (2004) Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (2005) Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2006) The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2007) Powers
The_Yiddish_Policemen's_Union
England/N Zealand, ch/f/p) Andy McDermott, born 1974, England, f/nf) Jack McDevitt (born 1935, US, f/nf) Henry McDonald (1965–2023, N Ireland, nf/f) Jill
List_of_writers_by_name:_M
JACK MCDEVITT
JACK MCDEVITT
Girl/Female
Australian, Netherlands, Portuguese
Variant of Jack
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."
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).
Male
English
Scottish form of English Jack, JOCK means "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : patronymic from Jack.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
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.
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).
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.
Female
Native American
Native American Tupi name JACI means "moon."
Male
Polish
Modern form of Polish Jacenty, JACEK means "hyacinth flower."
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
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
Female
English
Pet form of English Jackalyn, JACKI means "supplanter."
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.
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
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Godly
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Jaako, JAAK means "supplanter."
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
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
JACK MCDEVITT
JACK MCDEVITT
Boy/Male
Muslim
Allahs chosen one
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, Latin
Laurel Tree; Sweet Bay Tree Symbolic of Honor and Victory; The Bay; Laurel Plant
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One who Loves Activity
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shrawantika | à®·à¯à®°à®µà®¾à®¨à¯à®¤à¯€à®•à®¾
Boy/Male
Japanese
Arrow or pledge.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Desired
Male
German
 Short form of longer German names containing the element ald, ALDO means "old." Compare with another form of Aldo.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Name of a narrator of hadith
Girl/Female
Indian
Name of an Apsara
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Sharmaine, SHARMAIN means "sing."
JACK MCDEVITT
JACK MCDEVITT
JACK MCDEVITT
JACK MCDEVITT
JACK MCDEVITT
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.
n.
A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
v. t.
To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5.
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 popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
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. 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.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
n.
See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
n.
see Ils Jack.
v. t.
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
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.
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.
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.
n.
A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
n.
A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught.