J & Z Publications is the logo for my books.

I grew up in Nigeria, West Africa.  My real name is John but my nickname is Jack and as a child they called me Jackie.  In the area in which I lived the people spoke the Hausa language.  In that language Jackie meant donkey.  I wasn’t very happy with it.  The Africans were very merciful and changed my name.  They changed the “j” of Jackie to a “z”. The resulting word Zackie meant lion in their language.  I was very happy with the change!

What do J and Z stand for?