I have been batting around middle names for our daughter due in [name_f]October[/name_f]. Recently, my bff has made a suggestion, well he said we just ‘HAD TO’ put [name_m]Jack[/name_m] in her name. My husband and I are both have the same nickname: [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. I’m a [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], he is a [name_m]John[/name_m]. So we both grew up being called [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. Is It terrible? I think [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is kind of cute… but (1)is it too masculine? People have obviously been saying any child we had would have to be named [name_m]Jack[/name_m] but I, of course, say no and never considered it as a middle. (2) does it scream arrogant? Dumb? (3) does it sound ugly. Thought, feelings, insults, complete rejection of the idea? Open for any input here…
I sont want to state my other middle name ideas because they are much prettier, feminine and flowey (sp)… and you would clearly select them over my latest idea
I actually love it. I may be in the minority but I think if it has meaning/honours someone it doesn’t matter if a middle name for a girl is masculine. At one point I was considering two boys names for my daughter’s middle, [name_m]Miles[/name_m] and [name_m]Bastian[/name_m], for different reasons. It’s just like if you use a surname for a child’s middle name - it may be a distinctly masculine one, say [name_u]Sutton[/name_u] or [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] for example, both of which work.
I personally also love male nicknames on girls, so [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] is just gorgeous (I was considering [name_f]Olive[/name_f] nn Oli for my daughter), and [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as little [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]’s middle name/nickname even is really cute to me.
Plus, [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] after it feminises the combination. I love the name [name_f]Margaux[/name_f]!
Although I’d prefer [name_f]Olive[/name_f] over [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] it’s a lovely name overall - I say go for it!
[name_m]How[/name_m] cute. Yes definitely add the middle that is meaningful to you and your husband if you both like it! Your daughter may absolutely love it. But if she doesn’t, she has the feminine middle to fall back on instead. Her choice, she’s got options. One reason though why you might not want to use it is if you might like to save [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as the first or middle for a future boy.
I’d probably go for [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] (Could still be [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]) but i like how it has meaning
Yeah I definitely wouldn’t want to name a boy [name_m]Jack[/name_m]; way too confusing having 3 jacks in one house! Hahaha! (Plus I’ve already told my husband if we have a boy his name will be [name_m]Giovanni[/name_m]! No discussions. Hahaha!) needless to say…He was ecstatic when he found out we were having a boy. The direct quote was ‘dodged that bullet for now…’’ I also thought if we do it for her there is no reason both our kids couldn’t have [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as a middle name! Sort of like a family quirk. It is hard NOT to take advantage of the fact that my husband and I are known as ‘the jacks’.
I also love [name_f]Olive[/name_f] too as a first name but think we will wait till we meet her to see if she is an [name_f]Olive[/name_f] or [name_f]Olivia[/name_f].
I love [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]! [name_m]How[/name_m] adorable! I think I would use it as a nickname. It’s boyish but that’s not a bad thing. It’s playful and will work well on a child. Giving her a full proper name would be a good idea so she can use that when she gets older.
ETA: [name_m]Just[/name_m] saw that you like [name_f]Olive[/name_f] as well. That gets my vote! [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is amazing.
I get the significance and all, but I can’t say I’m keen on [name_m]Jack[/name_m] for a girl’s middle name – I think parents [name_m]Jack[/name_m] & [name_m]Jack[/name_m] are more than enough [name_m]Jack[/name_m]'s for one household, and the harsher sound of [name_m]Jack[/name_m] really jars the flow of the combo. I much prefer any of your other recent ideas to this one, honestly.
Also, (and particularly with [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m]) I imagine the masculine middle would confuse some and get mistaken for [name_f]Olive[/name_f]r [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. Same goes for nickname [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] being assumed a boy. Not necessarily a terrible thing, but definitely something to consider.
I don’t see anything wrong with it, it seems cute and endearing. However, it may put you into a pattern (all family names having [name_m]Jack[/name_m]) that may be hard to stick to. [name_m]Giovanni[/name_m] could certainly be called [name_m]Jack[/name_m]; [name_m]Giovanni[/name_m] = [name_m]Johnny[/name_m] = [name_m]John[/name_m] = [name_m]Jack[/name_m]. But if you plan on more than two, or had another girl, consider how you’d incorporate [name_m]Jack[/name_m] into another child’s name. I don’t think I’d like being the only person in the family without [name_m]Jack[/name_m] somewhere in my name.
Lots of people use their first or middle name as a middle name for a child, so I wouldnt say it was obnoxious. Personally, I would spell it [name_m]Jac[/name_m] or [name_m]Jaq[/name_m], maybe [name_u]Jackie[/name_u], as they seem a bit more feminine to me.
I don’t think it’s bad, or too masculine or whatever to have [name_m]Jack[/name_m] in her name, but in my opinion it’s choppy and doesn’t flow well in the name. If you aren’t excited about using it then don’t. And, if you have another child, will you feel obligated to have [name_m]Jack[/name_m] or a variant in their name too??
I don’t like [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as a name for your little girl. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] ([name_f]Olive[/name_f]) [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] is lovely and flows well. [name_m]Jack[/name_m] makes it very clunky ,
I like the significance it has to you but I’m not on board with BNOG personally and I couldn’t see [name_m]Jack[/name_m] working on a girl especially as there are feminine names out there with [name_m]Jac[/name_m]/[name_m]Jack[/name_m] in them.
I am in the UK where BNOG aren’t reallt popular though so maybe that influences my view. It’s also a middle name however so if she doesn’t like it then she doesn’t have to use it as well as having [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] to fall back on.
I agree with the flow being a bit choppy too. [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] flows better or maybe [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f].
While it’s not terrible, and I do like the reason behind it, I don’t think it sounds great and would prefer other options: [name_m]Jac[/name_m] for some reason seems better, and [name_u]Jackie[/name_u] or [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] are good.
I love it!
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] [name_f]Margaux[/name_f] gets my vote. I feel like [name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_m]Jack[/name_m] is abrupt and also a tad bit too masculine sounding for me. I love boy girl nicknames and think [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] is adorable. If [name_u]James[/name_u] can be a girl middle name, why not [name_m]Jack[/name_m]?
I also thought if we do it for her there is no reason both our kids couldn’t have [name_m]Jack[/name_m] as a middle name! Sort of like a family quirk. It is hard NOT to take advantage of the fact that my husband and I are known as ‘the jacks’.