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American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1990)
1947, the Jack Pleis Trio provided instrumental support for Larry Laurence (with The Quintones providing vocal harmonies). By 1948, Pleis was working
Jack_Pleis
1953 song by Robert Wright and George Forrest
Tony Bennett (1953), but other versions by The Four Aces (backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra) and Tony Martin also received popular favor in 1953. Bennett's
Stranger_in_Paradise_(song)
Surname list
Pleis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bill Pleis (born 1937), American baseball player Jack Pleis (1917–1990), American jazz pianist
Pleis
1957 studio album by Jack Pleis, His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
album by Jack Pleis (credited as Jack Pleis, His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra). The title song and two other songs were composed by Pleis. Jack Pleis (1917–1990)
Strings_and_Things
1955 studio album by Jack Pleis and His Orchestra and Chorus
album of Jack Pleis (credited as Jack Pleis and His Orchestra and Chorus). It covers twelve popular songs from Walt Disney films. Jack Pleis (1917–1990)
Music_from_Disneyland
American singer (1923–2010)
CHANDLER) Pleis Obituary". Los Angeles Daily News. Legacy.com. November 9, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2011. Eve Young at IMDb Photo of "Mrs. Jack Pleis" on
Karen_Chandler
American pop duo
"We got an appointment with the Decca people," Herbie recalled, "and Jack Pleis signed us up. We had a record session right away but the first record
Kalin_Twins
1954 song
In 1954, the Four Aces released a version of the song, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra. The Four Aces' version was a top-ten hit in the United States
Mr._Sandman
1954 song by The Chords
that reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, with orchestra directed by Jack Pleis. In the 1989 film Road House, Dalton (Patrick Swayze) first encounters
Sh-Boom
1968 studio album by Vic Damone
including three singles. Why Can't I Walk Away was produced by Neely Plumb, Jack Pleis, and Ernie Altschuler. The album was made available only on stereo sound
Why_Can't_I_Walk_Away
Ranking of recorded music
No. Title Artist(s) 1 "Little Things Mean a Lot" Kitty Kallen with Jack Pleis 2 "Wanted" Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter 3 "Hey There" Rosemary Clooney
Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1954
Billboard_year-end_top_30_singles_of_1954
1957 single by The Diamonds
released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart. Jack Pleis and Owen Bradley released a version of the song on their 1958 album Bandstand
The_Stroll_(song)
1958 studio album by Jack Pleis and His Orchestra
for Two Sleepy People is a 1958 album by Jack Pleis (credited as Jack Pleis and His Orchestra). Jack Pleis (1917–1990) was an American jazz pianist,
Music_for_Two_Sleepy_People
American jazz singer (1920–1994)
Columbia, Mainstream, Atlantic, Blue Note, Concord, Novus Formerly of Jack Pleis, Sammy Davis Jr., Billie Holiday, Norman Simmons, Cal Tjader, George Shearing
Carmen_McRae
1956 studio album by Carmen McRae
Torchy! is a 1956 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae arranged by Jack Pleis and Ralph Burns. Jason Ankeny described the album as "a lush, potently atmospheric
Torchy_(album)
1958 studio album by Carmen McRae
Man is a 1958 album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Jack Pleis, of songs written by Noël Coward. Allmusic awarded the album four stars
Mad_About_the_Man
with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis June 12 "Little Things Mean a Lot" Kitty Kallen with Orchestra Directed by Jack Pleis "Little Things Mean a Lot"
List of Billboard number-one singles of 1954
List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1954
1948 song from Disney's Cinderella
episode 1482, January 24, 2015, of A Prairie Home Companion. In 1955, Jack Pleis recorded it for his album, Music from Disneyland. In the Disney/Square
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
1957 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Over but the Swingin is a 1957 album by Sammy Davis Jr., arranged by Jack Pleis and Morty Stevens. "Guess I'll Hang My Tears out to Dry" (Sammy Cahn,
It's All Over but the Swingin'
It's_All_Over_but_the_Swingin'
Ranking of recorded music
Hugo Winterhalter 6 "Till I Waltz Again with You" Teresa Brewer with Jack Pleis 7 "April in Portugal" Les Baxter 8 "No Other Love" Perry Como with Henri
Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1953
Billboard_year-end_top_30_singles_of_1953
Song written by Ben Ryan
of the popular 1926 song was recorded by The Four Aces, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra, on October 14, 1953, and was issued by Decca Records. It reached
Heart_of_My_Heart
1938 song by Carmichael and Loesser
(No. 12), and Al Donahue (No. 16). A version by The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra reached No. 11 in 1952, and a version by Johnny Maddox reached
Heart and Soul (Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael song)
Heart_and_Soul_(Frank_Loesser_and_Hoagy_Carmichael_song)
Brewer with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis "Till I Waltz Again with You" Teresa Brewer with Orchestra directed by Jack Pleis "Till I Waltz Again with You"
List of Billboard number-one singles of 1953
List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1953
American western television series (1965–1969)
Robert Drasnin, Dave Grusin, Richard Shores, Harry Geller, Walter Scharf, Jack Pleis and Fred Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin's unused theme music. Like many television
The_Wild_Wild_West
1965 single by Jay and the Americans
Frank Patterson Gene Pitney - included in his album Golden Greats (1967). Jack Pleis The Raes Nikolai Volkoff Slim Whitman - for his album Red River Valley
Cara_Mia
1955 Academy Award winning song
song was covered by The Four Aces featuring Al Roberts backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra and issued by Decca Records as catalog number 29625. The film
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (song)
Love_Is_a_Many-Splendored_Thing_(song)
1932 jazz song by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler
String (1957) Lee Wiley – "Manhattan Lights" circa 1940 Ralph Young, with Jack Pleis and His Orchestra (1950) Perry Como – So Smooth (1955) Frank Sinatra –
I've Got the World on a String
I've_Got_the_World_on_a_String
18 "Music! Music! Music!" Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars (Jack Pleis, Ernie Caceres, Max Kaminsky, Cutty Cutshall, George Wettling, Eddie Safranski
List of Billboard number-one singles of 1950
List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles_of_1950
Song composed by Jule Styne
subsequently recorded by The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra, in 1954. A recording by Dinah Shore with orchestra conducted
Three Coins in the Fountain (song)
Three_Coins_in_the_Fountain_(song)
1947 Broadway show tune
Haze (1954) Sarah Vaughan - a single release (1954). Mickey Baker (1955) Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus – Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955) Bob
Old_Devil_Moon
Traditional song
recording of "Rock Island Line", with "rhythm accompaniment directed by Jack Pleis" for Decca Records. Don Cornell (single 1956) – Recorded for Coral Records
Rock_Island_Line_(song)
1938 song by Roy Atwell, Otis Harlan, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Scotty Mattraw
and is also used at the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction. In 1955, Jack Pleis recorded it for his album, Music from Disneyland. Los Lobos recorded a
Heigh-Ho
1971 studio album by Harry Belafonte
and conducted by Ralph MacDonald Sivuca – accordion Production notes: Jack Pleis – producer Bob Simpson – engineer Ralph MacDonald – arrangements Frankie
Calypso_Carnival
Song from The Three Little Pigs in Silly Symphonies
version in English during World War II with propaganda lyrics. In 1955 by Jack Pleis (and his orchestra) on his album Music from Disneyland. In 1961 by Pinky
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Who's_Afraid_of_the_Big_Bad_Wolf?
Song performed by Bob Hope
Julie London, Dean Martin & Line Renaud, Jean Sablon, Silje Nergaard, Jack Pleis, Carly Simon & John Travolta, Peter Skellern, Hank Jones, Helen Forrest
Two_Sleepy_People
Fjeld "Paddy in Paris" by The Fureys and Davey Arthur "Pagan in Paris" by Jack Pleis "The Palace of Versailles" by Al Stewart "Palais Royal" by Alain Chamfort
List_of_songs_about_Paris
1954 single by Kitty Kallen
Length 2:57 Label Decca Songwriters Edith Lindeman, Carl Stutz Producer Jack Pleis Kitty Kallen singles chronology "Are You Looking for a Sweetheart?" (1953)
Little_Things_Mean_a_Lot
1959 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae
duet, "I Loves You, Porgy", all three backed by an orchestra directed by Jack Pleis. "The record is piled to the sky with strings, harps, choruses, and pillowy
Porgy and Bess (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album)
Porgy_and_Bess_(Sammy_Davis_Jr._and_Carmen_McRae_album)
1970 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Belafonte – vocals Arranged and conducted by William Eaton Production notes: Jack Pleis – producer Andy Wiswell – producer "Put Your Tears Away" Paul Goodman
Belafonte_by_Request
Song from the musical "West Side Story"
review of the 1959 album Hits from Broadway by The Four Aces, they wrote, "Jack Pleis creates appropriate ork settings on such lovelies as … 'Tonight'." Four
Tonight (West Side Story song)
Tonight_(West_Side_Story_song)
Topics referred to by the same term
Bed (play) (1926), by J. B. Fagan "And So To Bed" (1958), a song on the Jack Pleis and His Orchestra album, Music for Two Sleepy People "And So To Bed" (1970)
And_So_To_Bed
1936 song by Billy Hill
are: The song was revived in 1954 by Kitty Kallen, accompanied by the Jack Pleis Orchestra recorded at Decca Records on December 30, 1953. Her recording
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
In_the_Chapel_in_the_Moonlight
1973 American TV series or program
music composer Ross Schwartz Sherwood Schwartz Composers Frank De Vol Jack Pleis Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons
Dusty's_Trail
1969 studio album by Jack Jones
World, located in Hollywood, California. The sessions were produced by Jack Pleis. The album consisted of 11 tracks. Whilst the album consisted of contemporary
A Time for Us (Jack Jones album)
A_Time_for_Us_(Jack_Jones_album)
Song
and John Serry Sr. to record the song for Muzak. In 1955, jazz pianist Jack Pleis recorded it for his album Music from Disneyland. Elvis Presley, as part
You_Belong_to_My_Heart
Snooky Lanson for London, Julia Lee and Her Boyfriends for Capitol, and Jack Pleis and His Orchestra for Decca Records (United States). The Como recording
Lies_(1931_song)
1958 pop song
"When" is a popular song written by Jack Reardon and Paul Evans and published in 1958. The biggest hit version was recorded by The Kalin Twins in 1958
When_(The_Kalin_Twins_song)
1930 single by Jeanette MacDonald
1944. Clifford Jordan released a version on his 1957 album Cliff Jordan. Jack Pleis, His Piano, Chorus and Orchestra released a version in 1957 on his album
Beyond the Blue Horizon (song)
Beyond_the_Blue_Horizon_(song)
1925 song
reached no. 10 in the Billboard charts in 1953. The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra - for the album, Mood For Love (1955) Jerry Lewis for his album
I'm Sitting on Top of the World
I'm_Sitting_on_Top_of_the_World
1972 live album by Harry Belafonte
Roberts Chorale – vocals Production notes: Jack Pleis – producer John Cartwright – producer, musical director Jack Feeney – executive producer George Semkiw
Belafonte...Live!
U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1949. The Four Aces' cover, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra, peaked at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in
So_Long_(Russ_Morgan_song)
1955 popular song
America was recorded by The Four Aces featuring Al Alberts, backed by the Jack Pleis Orchestra. It was recorded on October 18, 1955, and released in the United
A_Woman_in_Love
Teddy Pendergrass—Philadelphia Christina Perri—Bensalem Pink—Doylestown Jack Pleis—Philadelphia Questlove—Philadelphia Sun Ra—Philadelphia Trent Reznor—Mercer
List of people from Pennsylvania
List_of_people_from_Pennsylvania
1956 film by Joseph Pevney
(who sang a theme from the film score) and an orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis. Decca released this on 78 rpm 29950 and 45 rpm 9–29950. MCA Home Video
Away_All_Boats
Topics referred to by the same term
You", a song by Morton Downey popularized by Kay Starr, also covered by Jack Pleis and by the Beatles This disambiguation page lists articles associated
I'll_Always_Love_You
1956 studio album by Bing Crosby
the songs in April 1956 in Los Angeles, with orchestrations by arranger Jack Pleis. Longtime record producer Milt Gabler came up with the concept. All 12
Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around
Songs_I_Wish_I_Had_Sung_the_First_Time_Around
1971 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Arranged and conducted by Robert Freedman (1, 3, 6, 8) Production notes: Jack Pleis – producer Bob Simpson – engineer Allmusic review Allmusic entry for The
The_Warm_Touch
1964 film by Sandy Howard
Silver Dom DeLuise Arlene Golonka Paula Stewart William Traylor Music by Jack Pleis Distributed by American International Pictures Release date September 18
Diary_of_a_Bachelor
1973 studio album by Harry Belafonte
guitar The Meri Mini Players Children's Chorus – vocals Production notes: Jack Pleis – producer John Cartwright – associate producer, musical director Robert
Play Me (Harry Belafonte album)
Play_Me_(Harry_Belafonte_album)
1970 studio album by Harry Belafonte
Belafonte – vocals Arranged and conducted by William Eaton Production notes: Jack Pleis – producer Andy Wiswell – producer Bob Simpson – engineer Pete Abbott
Homeward_Bound_(album)
1953 single by Eddie Fisher
Ray, on his 1954 album At the London Palladium Jerry Lewis featuring Jack Pleis and His Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to their
With_These_Hands_(song)
1953 studio album by Eartha Kitt
Pullman Pederson – trombone Danny Perri – guitar Victor Piemonte – calliope Jack Pleis – piano Edward B. Powell – flute Ralph Ransell – marimbas Tommy Romersa
That_Bad_Eartha
2005 greatest hits album by Harry Belafonte
(traditional; arranged by William Lorin) – 3:10 "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" (Jack Edward Segal, Evelyn Danzig) – 2:46 "Man Smart (Woman Smarter)" (Norman Span)
The_Essential_Harry_Belafonte
1940 popular song
issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra - for the album Mood for Love (1955). Doris Day - included in
Don't_Take_Your_Love_from_Me
Brazilian song by Ary Barroso
Cugat and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, André Kostelanetz and Orchestra, Jack Pleis and His Orchestra, Claude Thornhill, Caterina Valente with Werner Müller
Na_Baixa_do_Sapateiro
1958 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Davis Jr. – vocals Morty Stevens – conductor (tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 12) Jack Pleis – conductor (track 1) Dick Stabile – conductor (tracks 5, 8) Russell Garcia
All_the_Way..._and_Then_Some!
Symphony orchestra centered on Hollywood
& Greig McRitchie The Choirboys Frank De Vol Frank De Vol Lyn Murray, Jack Pleis, & Albert Woodbury MacArthur Jerry Goldsmith Jerry Goldsmith Arthur Morton
Hollywood_Studio_Symphony
1933 popular song
piano, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Buck Clayton. (1955) The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra (1956) Julie London - for her album Lonely Girl (1956) Sam Cooke
It's_the_Talk_of_the_Town
1967 studio album by Johnny Hartman
conducting by Jack Pleis and Oliver Nelson. Side One consists of six ballads performed by an orchestra, with string arrangements by Pleis. Side Two features
I Love Everybody (Johnny Hartman album)
I_Love_Everybody_(Johnny_Hartman_album)
Musical artist
On with the Wedding", featuring Kitty Kallen, reached No. 39 in 1956. Jack Pleis led the orchestra behind the last two recordings. Shaw died on September
Georgie_Shaw
1957 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., Carmen McRae
(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:36 Sammy Davis Jr. – vocals Carmen McRae – vocals Jack Pleis – director Allmusic review Boy Meets Girl at AllMusic
Boy Meets Girl (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album)
Boy_Meets_Girl_(Sammy_Davis_Jr._and_Carmen_McRae_album)
1960 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Ertegün) - 2:49 Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals George Rhodes - piano Sy Oliver, Jack Pleis, Morty Stevens - arranger, conductor The Count Basie Orchestra: John Anderson
I_Gotta_Right_to_Swing
German mathematician. Alfonso A. Ossorio, 74, Filipino-American artist. Jack Pleis, 73, American jazz musician. Howard Allen Schneiderman, 63, American entomologist
Deaths_in_December_1990
Month in 1917
British India (present-day Jalandhar, India) (d. 1995)[citation needed] Jack Pleis, American jazz musician, known for piano collaborations with major recordings
May_1917
1934 popular song
Cool for the Blues (2010) Sammy Davis Jr. with orchestra conducted by Jack Pleis recorded on August 3, 1956 and released on Decca's Sammy Swings (1957)
The_Gypsy_in_My_Soul
1957 single by Brenda Lee
number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. The song was arranged by Jack Pleis. Session personnel on the recording included Al Caiola and Edward O'Conner
One Step at a Time (Brenda Lee song)
One_Step_at_a_Time_(Brenda_Lee_song)
Single by Toni Arden B-side "All At Once" Released 1958 Label Decca Songwriters Alain Romans (music) Paul Francis Webster (lyrics) Producer Jack Pleis
Padre_(song)
American bandleader, arranger, and violinist
White, Harold Kearns, Harry Roberts, Howard Cook, Irv Leshner, Jack Hansen, Jack Pleis, James Schultz, Johnny Austin, Johnny Warrington, Maurice Evans
Jan_Savitt
American music publisher and record label executive
featured in the film) was composed by Kenny Jacobson and recorded by Jack Pleis and his orchestra for release by Decca Records in April 1958. Also in
Loring_Buzzell
1967 studio album by Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson
(Manny Albam) – 2:32 "Jazztime, U.S.A." (Stanley Clayton, George Cates, Jack Pleis) – 2:19 "Cul-De-Sac" (Krzysztof Komeda) – 3:09 "Happenings" – 3:11 "Lou's
Happenings (Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson album)
Happenings_(Hank_Jones_and_Oliver_Nelson_album)
American music publishing company
Johnny Gilbert for Janel Records, Deep River Boys for Fontana Records, Jack Scott for Jade Records, and Dorothy Squires for Esban Records. The theme
Hecht-Lancaster & Buzzell Music
Hecht-Lancaster_&_Buzzell_Music
1965 battle of the Vietnam War
Front Command to bring forward an attack on the U.S. Army Special Forces Plei Me camp, some 45 km southwest of Pleiku, which was originally planned for
Battle_of_Ia_Drang
Empowerment of individuals regarding issues involving the law
"public legal information" and "public legal education and information" (PLEI) emphasize a difference between educating and providing information. The
Legal_awareness
Italian football player (Bologna, national team) and manager (Ravenna). Bill Pleis, 88, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins). Jimmy Rolfe, 93, English
Deaths_in_October_2025
City in Missouri, United States
analyst, former U.S. Senator Marianne Moore (1887–1972), poet and writer Bill Pleis, MLB player Rodger O. Riney, broker and business executive David Sanborn
Kirkwood,_Missouri
U.S. military cloud-seeding project in Vietnam (1967–1972)
squadron, the rainmaking operations were code-named "Motorpool". Reporter Jack Anderson published a story in March 1971 concerning Operation Popeye (though
Operation_Popeye
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1933–2026)
sixteen helicopters was lifting troops for a search and destroy mission from Plei Me, Vietnam, to Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. On the fourth
Bruce_P._Crandall
Scottish nobleman and politician
preferment: I haif evir bene and salbe at your grace commandment. Fordir, pleis your grace, I think I have bene ane futtman lang aneuch, bot quhene it pless
Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
Patrick_Ruthven,_3rd_Lord_Ruthven
1968 battle during the Vietnam War
document 1.103. PAVN Department of Warfare. 11 February 1969. Shulimson, Jack; Blasiol, Leonard; Smith, Charles; Dawson, David (1997). U.S. Marines in
Battle_of_Huế
Fast patrol boats used in Vietnam War
Institute Proceedings. "Coastal Security Service – MACV-SOG". November 22, 2024. Jack Shulimson, Leonard A. Balsiol, Charles R. Smith, and David A. Dawson, U.S
PTF_boat
1968 Vietnam War military campaign
Lawrence KS: University of Kansas Press. ISBN 0-7006-1175-4. Shulimson, Jack; Blaisol, Leonard; Smith, Charles R.; Dawson, David (1997). The U.S. Marines
Tet_Offensive
serious injuries to save several wounded soldiers. Ted Belcher † Sergeant Plei Djerang November 19, 1966 For smothering a grenade blast with his body to
List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War
List_of_Medal_of_Honor_recipients_for_the_Vietnam_War
for the Phillies, Orioles, Pilots, Brewers and Giants. October 17 – Bill Pleis, 88, pitcher from 1961–66 for the Twins. October 18 – Bernie Smith, 84,
2025_in_baseball
Association football club in Vanuatu
Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2019-06-30. Nasse, Raymond. "Amicale blong plei Tafea long wiken ia". Vanuatu Daily Post (in Bislama). Retrieved 2019-06-30
ABM_Galaxy_F.C.
1968 Battle during the Vietnam War
29–30 January were unable to seize their assigned objectives. Shulimson, Jack; Blasiol, Leonard; Smith, Charles; Dawson, David (1997). U.S. Marines in
Tet Offensive attacks on Da Nang
Tet_Offensive_attacks_on_Da_Nang
Species of lizard
erythrocephala along with other West Indies ameiva species, and placed in the P. plei species group, also called the Lesser Antillean clade. The genus Pholidoscelis
St._Christopher_ameiva
ISBN 978-0-16-049540-3. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Shulimson, Jack (1997). U.S. Marines in Vietnam: 1968 The Defining Year (Marine Corps Vietnam
List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1967)
List_of_allied_military_operations_of_the_Vietnam_War_(1967)
criticizes embassy in Saigon". The New York Times. 6 August 2014. Nelson, Jack (August 9, 1974). "Nixon resigns". Los Angeles Times. p. A1. Archived from
1974_in_the_Vietnam_War
United States Army combat formation
Division. The division's first major operation was to help relieve the Siege of Plei Me near Pleiku and the pursuit of the withdrawing People's Army of Vietnam
1st Cavalry Division (United States)
1st_Cavalry_Division_(United_States)
Part of the Vietnam War
Westmoreland was named to replace General Paul D. Harkins; an ARVN ambush near Plei Ta Nag killed 84 VC. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. resigned on 23 June
Joint warfare in South Vietnam, 1963–1969
Joint_warfare_in_South_Vietnam,_1963–1969
JACK PLEIS
JACK PLEIS
Surname or Lastname
English (Kentish)
English (Kentish) : from a medieval personal name, Pack, possibly a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca, although this is found only as a place name element and appears to have died out fairly early on in the Old English period. The Middle English personal name is more likely to be a derivative of the Latin Christian name Paschalis (see Pascal).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from German Pack ‘package’ (see Packer).Anglicized form of Dutch Pak.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Dæcca.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from dack, a variant of deck ‘roof’. Compare De decker.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Surname or Lastname
English and North German
English and North German : patronymic from Jack.
Male
Polish
Modern form of Polish Jacenty, JACEK means "hyacinth flower."
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Female
Native American
Native American Tupi name JACI means "moon."
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Surname or Lastname
English (Cornwall and Wales)
English (Cornwall and Wales) : variant of Jack.Czech (JaÄka), Polish, and German (of Slavic origin) : from a pet form (Czech JaÄ, Polish Jacz) of any of the various Slavic personal names beginning with Ja-, for example Jakub, Jan, Jacenty (see Jacek).
Girl/Female
Australian, Netherlands, Portuguese
Variant of Jack
Male
Finnish
Short form of Finnish Jaako, JAAK means "supplanter."
Female
English
Pet form of English Jackalyn, JACKI means "supplanter."
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from a Middle English personal name, Jakke, from Old French Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus, which is the source of both Jacob and James. As a family name in Britain, this is almost exclusively Scottish.English and Welsh : from the same personal name as 1, taken as a pet form of John.German (also Jäck) : from a short form of the personal name Jacob.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Godly
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Male
English
Scottish form of English Jack, JOCK means "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Hebrew, Scottish, Swedish, Swiss
Son of Jack; He who Supplants; God has been Gracious; Has Shown Favor; Based on John or Jacques; God is Gracious
JACK PLEIS
JACK PLEIS
Girl/Female
English
Beautiful; Bella's Daughter in Twilight
Boy/Male
Latin
Laurel.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
English
Blond.
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Man Secure from Ills
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Staffordshire named Ashwood, from Old English æsc ‘ash’ + wudu ‘wood’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nedumaan | நேதà¯à®®à®¾à®¨
Prince
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Greek, Latin, Swedish
Harvester; Guardian; Woman from Therasia; Hunter; Theresa; Late Summer; Fourth Child; Essence
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; perhaps a habitational name of Norman origin from some minor place in France called La Souche, from Old French s(o)uche ‘tree stump’.Polish, Czech, Slovak, and German (of Slavic origin) : from Polish suchy, Czech and Slovak suchý ‘dry’ (perhaps a topographic name) or, when applied to people, ‘thin’.
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From the Land Between the Streams
JACK PLEIS
JACK PLEIS
JACK PLEIS
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JACK PLEIS
n.
A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack tar, and Jack afloat.
n.
A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
n.
To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
n.
An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.
v. t.
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
n.
A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
n.
A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State.
n.
A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.
v. t.
To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d Jack, n., 5.
n.
A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also black jack.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
n.
A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught.
n.
A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also jack crosstree.
n.
see Ils Jack.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
n.
See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack.
v. i.
To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d Jack, n., 4, n.