I know tons of Jacks. Some are "just Jack" and many are Jacksons (happily, no Jaxons, but I'm sure they are out there). My coworker has a year-old Jack who is a John, though, which makes me happy.
I generally agree with your tastes (as you know!) but I would probably not choose Henry or Eleanor, because of popularity. Henry may be #78 but that's belied by my actual social circles, which are filled with Henrys, and I adore Eleanor, but I also know lots of Ellie-names kids. If I did pick Eleanor, I'd go with Nell as a nickname. I also know a couple of Josies who are Josephines (though I love that one too - I am basically a sucker for most top names from 1910-1915 - one of my grandmother's best friends was Josephine, another Louise, and her sisters were Natalie, Cecilie, and Marjorie.)
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Date: 2009-05-09 12:33 pm (UTC)I generally agree with your tastes (as you know!) but I would probably not choose Henry or Eleanor, because of popularity. Henry may be #78 but that's belied by my actual social circles, which are filled with Henrys, and I adore Eleanor, but I also know lots of Ellie-names kids. If I did pick Eleanor, I'd go with Nell as a nickname. I also know a couple of Josies who are Josephines (though I love that one too - I am basically a sucker for most top names from 1910-1915 - one of my grandmother's best friends was Josephine, another Louise, and her sisters were Natalie, Cecilie, and Marjorie.)