User:Allisoncamhuong/sandbox

Etymology of the jack-o-lantern: how did the word come about (it's a pretty weird name for a carved pumpkin)

also jack-o-lantern, 1660s, a local name for a will-o-the-wisp (Latin ignis fatuus), mainly attested in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. The extension to carved pumpkins is attested by 1834, American English.

http://etymonline.com/index.php?term=Jack+o%27lantern