Jax - what do people think?

[lily91]

Have always loved the name Jax for a boy? I'm 16 weeks pregnant so still unsure of the sex at present but we have definitely decided on a name for a girl but still pondering on the name Jax for a boy!

The middle name would be George.

Thoughts please

I don't really like it, and Jax George doesn't flow - but then people rarely use their middle name, so it's not that important.

I agree with others that it's more like a nickname.

I really don't like Jax. It made me think of 'jacks off', sorry.

Whenever I hear Jax it makes me think of Mortal Kombat. His special fatality move involves impaling someone with their own arms, ripping their head off and putting out a cigar on the bloody stump. Luverly.

Obviously that is just me though and not everyone knows what mortal kombat is.

Id think you couldn't decide between Jack and Max and made up your own twee and horrible version it's a no from me sorry.

Too much sons of anarchy

I've only heard it as a shortening of/nickname for Jacqueline before, quite like it for a boy though!

Wasn't the baby called Jax in the dubious story of the insurance payout to get him home from New York?
That was a right saga.

That was Dax.

Which is equally bad.

I loved Sons of Anarchy. Anyone who doesn't know who Jax Tellar is should google for naked images of him.

I like the name OP. Would def give Jaxon or Jackson as full name though.

In Dublin 'jacks' is slang for toilet. Jackson is okay.

Jax is awful and not a name, as is Jaxon. Jackson marginally better but personally I hate surnames as first names.

Jack or George are nice if dull.

First thing I thought was Ajax.

How about Jacques which sounds similar but is an established name?

Vanderpump Rules

Yes I love it, one of our potential names! We got the idea from watching too much sons of anarchy!

Jax is too similar to Jack or Jackson without being them!

I have a soft spot for Dax though.

What sqoosh said - if he ever moves to Ireland, he will have to put up with never-ending piss-taking. Please don't. Jack, Jacques, Jackson are all grand, and much better choices.

I like Jackson with Jax for short maybe. I have a Jack and I call him Jacks not sure how I shortened his name to a longer name. But I like the name Jax anyway. But not with George.

If I didn't see it written down and just heard his name I would think it was 'Jacks' which would make me that there was a random s at the end of a 'normal' name.

Terrible. Another vote for Jackson

I'm from Ireland and have never heard this toilet slang?
Must be very specific to a certain area? Don't think it's a popular enough slang term to put anyone off the name if they like it tbh.

I really don't like it. Jackson is ok but Jax, sorry - terrible.

waterfordwhispersnews.com/2015/09/29/the-story-behind-why-irish-people-call-toilets-the-jacks/

I had to google it to find out. It's more associated with the name Jack because the inventor of the toilet was called Jack.
Apparently that's also where the expression'Jack shit' came from!

Not really relevant though. I still love the name OP.

Where in Ireland are you from? If you read my comment you can see that I did specify Dublin. Everyone in Dublin would be familiar with the term 'jacks', not that everyone would use it as it's considered pretty coarse.

Er, you do know that Waterford whispers is a parody website??

Not that I'm a toilet nerd or anything but 'jacks' is believed to come from a common Tudor word for toilet 'jakes'.