SAME NAME GAME
Credit: GAMES Magazine
October, 2001
Raymond Love

Besides having four letters, the following names have something else in common. Each can be changed into another, reasonably common word by making the same change to each name.

JACK
NORM
VERN
HERB
ANNE
MORT

HINT:
The change involves another name.

Answers:

Each name can be changed into a different word by adding the letters AL at the end:

JACKAL
NORMAL
VERNAL
HERBAL
ANNEAL
MORTAL