I’ve liked the name [name_m]Joel[/name_m] for quite a while now, even though I know it’s a little dated…but today SO suggested it with the nickname [name_m]Jack[/name_m]…
At first I wasn’t keen at all because how do you get [name_m]Jack[/name_m] from [name_m]Joel[/name_m], but after thinking about it, it’s not so bad…
I know [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is more often a nn for [name_m]John[/name_m]…and [name_m]Joel[/name_m] isn’t too far away from that, I feel, so why not? *not taking into consideration [name_m]Jack[/name_m]'s popularity
[name_f]IMO[/name_f] I wouldn’t use it. Certainly people used to call [name_m]John[/name_m]'s [name_m]Jack[/name_m], in fact that’s my great grandfathers name and nn. but I wouldn’t use it or [name_m]Joel[/name_m] nn. [name_m]Jack[/name_m], Sorry x
However I love both names [name_m]Joel[/name_m] and [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as their own name.
I don’t see it being a nickname for [name_m]Joel[/name_m]. Maybe [name_m]Joe[/name_m] works as a nickname for [name_m]Joel[/name_m], although I’ve never really heard of anyone shortening [name_m]Joel[/name_m] since it’s already short.
The [name_m]John[/name_m] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] thing never made sense to me either but it’s a classic nickname that’s been around forever (just like [name_m]William[/name_m] and [name_m]Bill[/name_m], [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and Ted - those also seem a bit of a stretch to me at least)
I dont think it would work as a nickname, [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is just as long as [name_m]Joel[/name_m]
Both are lovely names though! Personally I’d go with [name_m]Joel[/name_m], it sounds prettier and it’s less popular (even though you said that doesnt matter)
Unsure why you would want to use [name_m]Joel[/name_m] “[name_m]Jack[/name_m]”. They are both one syllable names. I would go with [name_m]Joel[/name_m] or [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. Both are very handsome names.
I’m a bit of a name traditionalist, so I wouldn’t use it. That said, I don’t even like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as a standalone name - only as a nickname for [name_m]John[/name_m]. Like I said, name traditionalist.
I don’t care for it. There are formal name options for [name_m]Jack[/name_m] that aren’t [name_m]John[/name_m]- [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] and [name_m]Jacoby[/name_m] ([name_m]JACK[/name_m]-oh-bee), for example- but [name_m]Joel[/name_m] isn’t related etymologically and isn’t even longer than [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I think it would be more confusing than anything else.
