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[boy-dodger.livejournal.com]

i really like the name Jack 

is it a name that can stand on its own or should it be a nickname and if so what should it be short for ?

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[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I think it's perfectly fine to use it by itself. In fact, I really love the name.

[jesus--suburbia.livejournal.com]

I love the name Jack just as Jack, or short for Jackson or John.

Jackin Jankin Yohanan Johanan Yochanan Jacques John Jacob Joseph George

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I think it works on its own, and I like it as a nickname for John or Jackson as well.

[murderprotocol.livejournal.com]

I prefer, and would only use, Jack as a stand-alone name, but like everyone's else has said, it can be a nn for Jackson or John.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

It can stand alone perfectly well. I think Jack's a great name.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Anything but as a nickname for Jackson. Jackson to me screams "I wanted to use Jack but felt it was incomplete by itself, and I no longer associate Jack with John, so I just tacked -son to the end of it."

Somebody once wrote a nifty little piece about how funny it was that recently, American parents have been naming their sons after the capital of New Jersey (Trenton) -- or so it appears, when in reality it's just this generation's reluctance, in many cases, to give a one syllable name (Trent). So they add another syllable to it, ending in -on, and now VOILA! the name Trent is a nickname for a more formal sounding, two-syllable name. Never mind that Trent has been around for a long time as a freestanding name and Trenton is a sort of backtracking attempt to make it sound more legitimate.

I feel much the same about Jackson. The only non-recent-baby use of it as a first name I can think of is Jackson Pollock, and I really doubt all the thousands of Jackson converts are fans of his art. Even then, Jackson was his middle...

[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

My friend and her husband really wanted to use Jack, but my friend herself really liked longer names that can be shortened, so their son is Jackson, nn Jack.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

It does sound kind of nicknamey to me, but I think it works as its own name. It's a favorite of mine by itself, but it's also my nickname of choice for Jacob.

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

my first thought also was jackson. i don't like the name jack though. i've yet to meet one who isn't completely obnoxious.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I hate Jack as its own name, probably partly because it's so insanely popular these days, along with Jackson and variants. To me, Jack is a nickname or a dog's name. It just feels boring and overused.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

i love the name jack. my boyfriends given name is john, but he is a junior after his father, so he has gone by jack his entire life.

i think it can stand alone, but i think he will probably often be asked if his real name is john. i am not a huge fan of jackson, but its alright.

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

I think it can stand alone/

[broadwaybabe11.livejournal.com]

I love that name!

[satanictwin.livejournal.com]

Can't go wrong with Jack.

[memorymaze.livejournal.com]

I coached a little boy named Jack.

John, Jacob, Jingleheimerschmit.