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My absolute favourite boys name!!!! I don't care how popular it is and I would absolutely use it by itself!

I like Jack very much, so much so that we considered it for Anna had she been a boy (my dh's bf who had passed away was named Jack, just Jack).

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Your combos are nice too. I especially like Jack Benjamin, Jack Edmund and Jack Henry. Jack Edmund is my fave.

I heart Jack

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I would definitely use it; in fact, I was experimenting with it today! Jack Edmund strikes me as particularly handsome.

I like Jack both as a name and a nickname.It's masculine but also cute.

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Jack Henry
Jack Samuel

I like Jack and much prefer it to the overly embellished surname, Jackson which is climbing the charts. But I actually prefer John, without any nicknames, over Jack. To me, John (along with Paul) is the ultimate in understated.

I think it's alright. I like all the combos. i thik you and I have quite similiar taste since I almost love all of the names you mentioning here on opinions board :P

I love Jack! I know it's common, but I too have always found it so simple, fresh, and just wonderful. I would use it easily, and I'm always torn on whether I would use it on its own or as a nickname (I tend to lean towards the nickname), but my husband doesn't like it so it's out anyway.

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Jack Benjamin is excellent. Although I am of course partial to Benjamin. I also really like the combos Jack Addison (someone around here mentioned it once and I really liked it) and Jack Oliver.

I love the name Jack, it's a really strong name... the only thing that would keep me from using it, however, is that it's really popular in movies and on TV.

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I do really love the name John, and actually named a character in my book John.

I really like Jack. Jack Henry is really nice.

I like it. I would use it if it wasn't my ex boyfriends name!

I've heard Jack described as a rugged and masculine name, and I agree. It's quite handsome and strong. It certainly is capable of standing alone and doesn't need to be a nn for anything, least of all John. I dislike nns that sound nothing like their full names anyway.

I quite like Jack, but only as a nickname for John. I would never use it on its own.

I like Jack too...but I really adore it as a nickname for John. Although it is rather classic...I'd much, much rather see a baby Jack than a baby Braiden.

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And I agree with you: I'm not a huge fan of extravagant modern names. I definitely prefer the simple, old-time classics and I will swoon over a nice, simple name more than a pretentious fancy one (I was beaming upon hearing that Tom Brady named his son John Edward Thomas, which I absolutely adore).

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Jack Benjamin is my favourite combo out of the one's you listed. John Edmund Francis "Jack" is a combo I came up with, so I'm not as fond of Edmund with just Jack. Jack Henry and Jack Silas seem too short, but Jack Samuel has a really nice flow.

This message was edited 8/4/2009, 11:20 AM

I really like Jack, and my DBF and I are trying to fit it into a name somewhere. =P

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My favorite is Jack Edmund by far. I like the others a lot, but for some reason, I want to use Samuel Jack instead of Jack Samuel. All of the combos are really classy, though, and would be great on a young boy, teenager, middle-ager, or old man.

I don't find it understated. I feel like it is a self-conscious little dagger of a modern name, like Max. Ugly and pretentiously unpretentious.

I like Jack, I know a little Jack and he is the cutest thing. I agree with you, its a nice understated name. I wouldnt use it personally theres names I like better than Jack, but I definitely wouldn't have a problem if anyone else used it, I'd still like it.

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I like Jack Benjamin.

I love Jack and I would use it on its own.

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Some combos I like:
Jack Theodore
Jack Sebastian
Jack Edward
Jack Lachlan

I really enjoy the name Jack and you're right: it IS a breathe of fresh air.

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Jack Henry is my pick.

I like the name, but it will always remind me on movie Titanic.