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[Jem2013scout]

We love the name Jack John for a boy, JJ as nn

But I am aware that Jack is/was used as a nn for John in the past. (I don't think that many people are aware of it now from what I've surmised)

What do you think?

TIA

How about Jeffrey Jacob?

Or just use JJ as a nickname anyway.

Jack Jonathan? (John and Jonathan are unrelated names)

I would say that it is widely known that Jack is a nn for John, also that Jack has been hugely popular for some years now, so for those reasons I wouldn't use it.

Jj would be come enough in Ireland. Usually John Joseph or John James or the other way around. I think there is enough Jacks around now. I wouldnt add to it. But John is a lovely name hardly ever seen now .

The only JJ I know is a Jeremiah Jacob.

I have a cousin called Joshua John which gets shorted to JJ, I don't think everyone will make the jack and john connection and it's not like you use the middle name every day

I love John as a name.
It is a great first name and second name.

Louis John is very handsome. Freddie John is gorgeous.

If you want JJ - Jeremy John, Jameson John, Jasper John.

Jack is a nick name of John so it's good that you found that out.

Thanks so much all for your advice.

Still time to change but we're both swaying towards Ethan John at the moment, as it's one we both like

Tiredness must be getting to me at first I thought that said Elton, Ethan is very cute OP

@ColourfulOrangex Haha! Oh goodness, that would be interesting 😂😂😂

@Jem2013scout it's been a long day congratulations on your little boy

I taught a "J" once. No other bits to his name, that was his official name. He was a pita :)

I read that as Elton John too! Ethan is nice.

Ethan John sounds lovely!

I always understood from my mum that Jack was a nickname for James, and that it came from the French Jacques, which seemed prefectly logical at the time. Its only since I came on mumsnet that I've heard people say it's a form of John.

Most Jacks I know have it as a given name, although one is John James, known as Jack. But Ethan definitely sovled your problem!

Jack is often used as a short form of John, but is actually the same name as James and Jacob.

Don't like Ethan sorry. Too popular.

Jack Jonathan?

I think John Ethan is really nice!