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I like Jack, but Barrett is harsh and reminds me of barette. That said, they are not bad as a sibset.

Jack: Boring. If you really must, at least put John on the birth certificate.
Barrett: Let's let the good people of the British Isles keep their surnames as surnames. This'll be dated as hell in 35 years.

Barrett - it sounds like "bear it" and comes from a surname probably meaning "strife" in Middle English, originally given to a quarrelsome person (don't see the appeal).

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Jack - okay, but unoriginal and brings to mind (Stonewall and Andrew) Jackson, Jaxon, Jaxson, Jaxxon, Jaxxson, Jaxxxon, Jaxxxson...

This message was edited 2/27/2019, 4:56 PM

I love Jack as a nn, or I did until it became popular as a full name. I dislike Barry, and lnfns, so bye-bye Barrett.