JAX

J8A1X8

proper noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Meanings

JAX1

nounJAX (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of Jakarta XML.

Jax2

proper noun
  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    1 more example

    "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."

    1993, Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven, →ISBN, page 81

Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

JAX. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/JAX

MLA

“JAX.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/JAX. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “JAX,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/JAX.

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