Date:  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 10:06:46 -0800

From:  Peter McGraw <pmcgraw[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CALVIN.LINFIELD.EDU>

Subject: Re: jakes



On Thu, 16 Feb 1995, Leo Horishny wrote:



> I don't have any citations, but I would be willing to imagine jakes started

> out as another slang

> reference to John.

>

> Isn't Jake a nickname for John? or is it a nickname for James?

>

> For that matter, if the term john is younger than jakes, then this whole baby

> is out with the privy water ;-)

>

>

>

> leo_horishny[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]pol.com

> Rowrbazzle!

>

I assume Jake is a nickname for James rather than John, since, for

example, churches named Sankt Jakob in German, Sv. Jakub in Czech, etc.,

translate to St. James in English.



Peter McGraw