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Originally Posted by Hugh
Definitely.
For instance, Harri is the 29th most popular in Wales, but it's 974th in England...
Similarly, Osian is 31st in Wales, 1634th in England, Jack is 39th in Wales and 1471st in England, Tomos is 41st in Wales and 1634th in Wales, and Gethin is 47th in Wales and 818th in England.
Lots of regional differences.
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I'm not sure of it's the same in England, but historically Jack wasn't the name registered at birth. I know some older generation (most now departed) who were called Jack, but their birth name was John. I believe it was due to their being so many with the name John Jones or John Evans in the area, that some were referred to as Jack to avoid confusion.
I think the spelling Jac started to become popular here when it started to be seen by some to be trendy to speak Welsh.