Why does the term jack-o’-lantern have a man’s name -- “Jack?” Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary gives one explanation. It says people in England began using the term in the 17th-century. It meant “a man with a lantern” or a night watchman. At that time, people living in England reportedly called a man they did not know “Jack.” So, an unknown man carrying a lantern was sometimes called "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern."
Title: Jack-o'-Lantern: Why Is It Named 'Jack'?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Jack-o'-Lantern: Why Is It Named 'Jack'?' data-article-id='5149'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5083'>Why does the term jack-o’-lantern have a man’s name -- “Jack?”</span> <span data-start-time='5083' data-end-time='11688'>Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary gives one explanation.</span> <span data-start-time='11688' data-end-time='18896'> It says people in England began using the term in the 17th-century.</span> <span data-start-time='18896' data-end-time='24000'>It meant “a man with a lantern” or a night watchman.</span> <span data-start-time='24000' data-end-time='31750'>At that time, people living in England reportedly called a man they did not know “Jack.”</span> <span data-start-time='31750' data-end-time='41521'>So, an unknown man carrying a lantern was sometimes called "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern."</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16153 data-hint-location='24000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/what_term_used_to_be_used_in_england_for_an_unknown_man.wav'>What term used to be used in England for an unknown man?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Jack'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/charles.wav'><span>Charles</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/sam.wav'><span>Sam</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/jack.wav'><span>Jack</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/harry.wav'><span>Harry</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16154 data-hint-location='31750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/what_does_jack_o_lantern_mean.wav'>What does Jack O Lantern mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Jack with the lantern'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/jack_and_the_beanstalk.wav'><span>Jack and the Beanstalk</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/jack_with_a_pumpkin.wav'><span>Jack with a pumpkin</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/jack_with_the_lantern.wav'><span>Jack with the lantern</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/jack_and_jill.wav'><span>Jack and Jill</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16155 data-hint-location='11688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/the_term_jack_o_lantern_was_first_used_in_the__blank_.wav'>The term Jack O Lantern was first used in the <span class='blank'>17th-century</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='17th-century'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/crusades.wav'><span>Crusades</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4622/great_depression.wav'><span>Great Depression</span></div><div class='choice' 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