Baby boy.

[katiedarling.livejournal.com]

Okay, what do you think of the name James Shannon?


Now, what if his nickname is Jack?

Comments

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

Jack Shannon, or Jackson Shannon, seem like better options...

I don't understand why someone would name their kid James and then call him Jack. Sounds a little pointless to me.

[katiedarling.livejournal.com]

His father, grandfather, etc. are all James. And the ones still alive are James, Jim, Jimmy, and Jamie.

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

Oh ok, that makes sense...

I like Jack. It could work ;)

It just might be confusing for the kid at school or something?

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

I understand your dilemma, but I would suggest using the oldest person's nickname for your child because that would be the least confusing I would think.

[katiedarling.livejournal.com]

That was my first thought too, actually.

[calixbat.livejournal.com]

Shannon on a dude just isn't okay to me. I know it's a guys name but I hate it on girls and its even worse on boys.

Jack is cute. =)

[trissyd.livejournal.com]

Not for me at all... sorry.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

Jack is usually a nn for John, not James. But given your reasoning with a family full of James, I think it would work fine.

[angelwifey.livejournal.com]

i have personal reasons why i hate james(you know them). But it is a good name.
i know some about why you picked the middle name so im leaving that one alone.

[katiedarling.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't expect you'd love the name James, yeah. But I know why.

Don't leave it alone :P It's a name. It's not HER.

[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

Theres always Jimbo.

Jame might be interesting..

[quiteoutofplace.livejournal.com]

I really don't like the name Shannon, boy or girl.

[glitterberrys.livejournal.com]

I like it. Jack's unusual as a nickname for James, but I don't hate it.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I think it's all fine. Love James, Jack is a perfectly fine nickname for it. If it can be a nickname for John then why not for James too? I don't actually like Shannon, but since it's a middle name, James Shannon doesn't bother me (although it would depend on the last name of course)

So... I approve :p

[sherball.livejournal.com]

I really dislike Shannon on a boh.. and I really don't get the whole nn of Jack being so freaking popular these days. I don't like it.

[maine-girl.livejournal.com]

I'm going to go against the crowd here and say I love Shannon on a boy. I have a guy friend named Shannon and he's wonderful, so that may be why. I don't like it on a girl though.

[dosequisgirl.livejournal.com]

Shannon Sharpe was the best trash talker in football. That's the only thing I think of when I hear the name for a boy, so I don't mind it. I love Jack and your reason for using the name James.

[poespretty.livejournal.com]

I like this idea too. I like the sound of James Shannon better than any of the other suggestions (e.g. Jackson Shannon).

I actually know someone with a baby named James and he is... the third? fourth maybe. anyway, they do call his dad Jimbo occasionally, more like a nn of a nn than "hi my name is Jimbo". so the baby became 'baby Jimbo' and they end up calling him just Bo a lot of the time. It's a seemingly random nn but I think it's cute and a bit better than having another Jim, Jimmy, Jamie.

[-door-.livejournal.com]

I dont like the name Shannon but I do like James and I think Jack is a really cute name.

[bree019.livejournal.com]

I love it.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

shannon is a girrrrly name!
james/jack/john ehhh i think the nicknames are stupid. name them what you're gonna call them.