Is the boy name Jax used in Spain? Is it a Spanish name?

[FirstTimeMom12]

I came across the name Jax which is English/American, but a couple of websites mentioned it is also Spanish with a different meaning.

DH though says that's not true as he has never heard of it and he is Spanish.

Does anyone know?

I never came across that name whilst living in Spain.

If it were Spanish, it would be pronounced Hax...

Beware baby name sites/books - they often talk a load of rubbish!

But I guess I could be wrong.

Seems very unlikely.

I could see Jax as a nickname for Jacques... which would be French.

Definitely beware the name books, I've known of people to name their children and realize years later the "meaning" of their child's name was utter nonsense or something else entirely.

Agree with beware books. The only things I can think of for Jax is a short form of Jaxon and a short form of Ajax, neither of which are Spanish. Hacks (as it would be in Spanish) doesn't sound like a name to me.

Here are top 100 names used in Spain in 2012. Jax is not among them. Lots of lovely names to choose from, however!

www.behindthename.com/top/lists/sp/2012

Jax is generally reckoned to be a diminutive of /nickname for Jaxon which is an alternative recent spelling of Jackson which is a surname meaning 'Son of Jack'.

It would be pn Yax here. Like Jordi is pn Yordi.

We live here and have done for many years Jax is not a word either me or DH have ever heard of.

Never heard it living in Spain , nor since. Have seen it used in the US as a diminutive of Jackson though.

I think it's one of those popular newer names that people like and then want to create a history for to give it legitimacy. If you need your child's name to have a history and a meaning derived from an older culture then it would not be the best choice.

If however you couldn't care less then go for it.