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JAX

JAX is the initialism of Jakarta XML.

Proper noun capitalized: Jax

Jax

  1. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • "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...1993, Barbara Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven, →ISBN, page 81

Origin of JAX

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

Words formed from JAX

Questions about JAX

What does JAX mean?
JAX means a male given name transferred from the surname.
What is JAX the initialism of?
JAX is the initialism of Jakarta XML.
What part of speech is JAX?
JAX is a proper noun.

Words near JAX in the dictionary

  1. jawsmiths
  2. jawteeth
  3. jawtooth
  4. jawy
  5. Jawzjan
  6. JAX
  7. JAX-RPC
  8. JAX-RS
  9. JAXA
  10. Jaxartes
  11. JAXB

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