See the results of this poll: Favorite J-names
Respondents: 74 (This poll is closed)
- John : 2 (3%)
- Jack : 20 (27%)
- James : 19 (26%)
- Jeremy : 6 (8%)
- Joseph : 5 (7%)
- Josiah : 6 (8%)
- Jonah : 9 (12%)
- Jonas: 7 (9%)
I like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u]. 
I think [name_m]Jack[/name_m] works just fine on its own.
I adore/love [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Johnny[/name_m], [name_m]Joel[/name_m], and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m].
[name_m]Jake[/name_m]
[name_m]Jackson[/name_m]
[name_u]Jamison[/name_u]
[name_m]Jax[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_u]Jay[/name_u]
[name_u]Jaime[/name_u]
[name_m]Jacoby[/name_m]
[name_u]Jaden[/name_u]
[name_u]Jalen[/name_u]
[name_u]Jagger[/name_u]
[name_m]Jared[/name_m]
[name_m]Jaren[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Janson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jenson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Jase[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Jason[/name_m]
[name_m]Jefferson[/name_m]
[name_m]Jett[/name_m]
[name_m]Justus[/name_m]
I really love the name [name_m]Jack[/name_m], it was on our list for a long time. (I would also use it on its own and not as a nn for something.) I loved that it’s short and sweet, every [name_m]Jack[/name_m] I’ve met has been really nice with a great sense of humor, and it’s after [name_m]John[/name_m] (my DH) without directly using it. the only thing I don’t like is how popular it is!
I love:
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]
Thank you everyone for your insights. I love [name_m]Jack[/name_m], but I also love nicknames, and as a nickname-name already, it gives me a bit of hesitation. [name_m]John[/name_m] or [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] fixes it, but I don’t like [name_m]John[/name_m] as much, and [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] is far too popular, especially considering the multiple spellings.
Speaking of popularity, between [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], and all their variants, it gives me serious hesitation. If I liked it more I wouldn’t worry as much, but I’m not currently sold.
@lovemysweeties Thank you for that awesome list! A few are already off the table ([name_m]Jason[/name_m], [name_u]Jay[/name_u], [name_m]Jared[/name_m]) for various reasons, and a few aren’t really my style ([name_u]Jalen[/name_u], [name_u]Jaden[/name_u]) but there are some great options to think over as well. Especially [name_m]Jett[/name_m], which I currently have on my girl’s list as a nickname for [name_f]Juliette[/name_f].
Anyone have any other suggestions?
I love [name_u]James[/name_u], and I like [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is perfectly substantial on its own. I don’t like [name_m]John[/name_m] at all.
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] got my vote. [name_m]Jack[/name_m]'s one of my favorite names, though, and [name_m]Richard[/name_m] is super similar to my own last name, so [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_m]Richard[/name_m] seems perfectly lovely to me!
I would also add:
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] (although I see he doesn’t like this one. Poo! If you weren’t sticking to “J” names, I’d suggest [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Gaspar[/name_m], or [name_m]Gaspard[/name_m] instead–I love the whole [name_m]Caspar[/name_m] family!)
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
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[name_m]Jethro[/name_m]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Johannes[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_m]Justus[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
(Although [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Johannes[/name_m], and [name_m]Joel[/name_m] are my favorites!)
I also love [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], and [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] from the names you listed, too.
Good luck!
I’ve always had a soft spot for [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]. It’s the only J name on my list!
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] is a fantastic name - one of my all-time favorites - and I think it is often overlooked. That said, I like many of these names. As for the [name_m]John[/name_m]/[name_m]Jack[/name_m] thing, I would personally use [name_m]John[/name_m] on the birth certificate and call him [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as a nickname, but I’m kind of a purist about these things.
But still… [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]. Definitely [name_m]Joseph[/name_m].
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] and [name_u]James[/name_u] are by far my favorites!
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] is my favorite!
[name_m]Jack[/name_m] is my favourite. [name_u]Love[/name_u] that name since I was a little girl. So classic.
[name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Joshua[/name_m], [name_m]Jake[/name_m], [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_m]Jack[/name_m] 