Jack

[nagirrebailed.livejournal.com]

I've been doing a lot of research on the name Jack as a nick name, and can't decide something. Most sources seem to say that Jack is a nn for John, and John is a nn for Jonathan, but Jack is NOT a nn for Jonathan.

WDYT?

If I want to call my kid Jack, can I name him Jonathan or should it be John?

ETA I personally don't like nick names as the main name, and the child would be named after my fil, who is a John. He's really a Yanni, because he's Greek, but he goes by John.

Comments

[politicking.livejournal.com]

all jonathans i've known go by 'jon', rather than 'john'... & while i've never heard of them going by 'jack', i think it's a nice alternative.