Jax /jax/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name is of Old English derivation, and the name Jax means son of Jack. Jax is an alternate spelling of Jackson (Old English): American President Andrew Jackson. Compare surname Jex.ax /jax/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name is of Old English derivation, and the name Jax means son of Jack. Jax is an alternate spelling of Jackson (Old English): American President Andrew Jackson. Compare surname Jex.
1946: The Cubs follow up their trip to the World Series by finishing in third place with a solid record of 82-71. 1947: On May 18th the largest crown in Wrigley Field history comes to see Jackie Robinson's first game in Chicago.
The Cubs were started in 1870. They originally wore all-white uniforms and were called the Chicago White Stockings. (The current Chicago White Sox got their nickname from the Cubs' original nickname.) By the 1890s the team was called the Colts. In the early 1900s, the nicknames Colts and Cubs were both used.