For other uses, see Vaccine (disambiguation). A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe, its toxins or one of its surface proteins.
Gender: Male. Usage: Egil, of Norse origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name. People having the name Egil are in general originating from Denmark, Norway, Sweden. Meaning:
A man with this as his actual name might have to work very hard to convince people that he is intelligent and competent despite his name. â slight night shiver 4/20/2008 Buck is used as a nickname for the dead son, Jordan Jarret, in Ordinary People by Judith Guest. I really don't know how Buck is short for Jordan though. However, I agree with Slight Night Shiver, it really does sound like a hillbilly name. If you are insistent on calling your son Buck, I would recommend just using it as a nickname.