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Jack Daniel?
| Fri, 04-21-2006 - 4:15am |
My husband and I have chosen a name for our boy who is expected in early July.
His first name will be Jack.
The only middle name that we like and that sounds good to us is Daniel.
Is it cruel to name him this? We thought...no
First, we would call him by his first name, not first and middle all the time. Second, kids (young kids) won't tease because they won't know what it is or means.

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Here are some other ideas:
Jack David
Jack Nathaniel
Jack Nicholas
Jack Isaac
Jack Emmett
Jack Andrew
Jack Terrence
Jack Christopher
Jack Steven
Jack Isaiah
Jack Thomas
I would not use Jack Daniel. Little kids might not be familiar with Jack Daniels - but older kids certainly would and that's when the teasing can be the worst.
How about:
Jack Connall
Jack Randall
Jack Landon
Jack Michael
Jack Mitchell
Jack Davis
Jack Elliott
All are a bit similar in sound or style to Daniel - but don't have the teasing potential.
Sometimes I wish that I had templates for posting here. Then I could go to which ever one is appropriate for the situation rather than having to type the same thing over and over again. This is one of those times.
"Middle Names Do Matter" would be the title of this template. When do you hear MNs? They are used at serious, solemn occasions - Graduations, weddings, swearing-in ceremonies - etc. Those are the exact times you don't want people snickering in the audience because of a funny name. I guarantee "Jack Daniel" will cause giggles on all of your son's most important days. So yes, it is cruel.
I think it's a bad idea. As another poster said, the time when you DO hear middle names is during milestones like graduation and weddings. Do you really want to hear muffled snickering from the audience when the minister says, "Do you, Jack Daniel, take...."? or to hear drunken frat boys catcalling when his name is announced at his college graduation?
I think that you can solve this by either choosing a new middle name or by naming him John Daniel and calling him Jack. That way you still get to use Daniel, and a few people might make the connection,
"He will be an Icon in his fraternity, school, or whatever." Please! If I were wondering about a name and I heard a comment like that, my mind would instanty be made up NOT to use the name! I would not want my son being thought of as an "icon" because his name was the same as a Tennessee Whiskey. Sorry...JMO!
That being said, I really like the idea of using John Daniel with the nn Jack.
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