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jack o'lantern
jack o'lantern
A pumpkin that has a face carved into it and is lit from within (usually by candles) so that the "face" glows. Typically used as a Halloween decoration. We're carving a jack o'lantern tonight so we can put it outside our door on Halloween.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jotham | | JO-thəm (English) | Biblical |
Knute | | - | Norwegian |
Ragnar | | RAHNG-nahr (Swedish) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |
Abisai | | - | Biblical Latin |
JakŠA | | YAHK-shah | Croatian |
Lyle | | LIE-əl, LIEL | English |