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Just Jack for me. I've never known anyone named John nn Jack, so John is John and Jack is just Jack to me. Jack stands alone as far as I am concerned, and it even seems a bit synthetic to me to call a person named John "Jack."

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Jack Henry is the name of the new son of Jenni Meno and Todd Sand, a pair of pro figure skaters. I like it.

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Henry doesn't seem to match up just so with Finn and Kiefer, but Jack definitely could, and Jack, Henry, and Finn as a group go pretty well. Jack and Hank, though .. not really, to me.

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- chazda

I love both John and Jack. I wish I could use both...but since I can't I like John Henry with the nickname Jack.

I prefer John, definitely.

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Michelle Pfeiffer and her husband have a son named John Henry; I may be wrong, but I think they call him Jack.

John

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If Jack must be used, then I prefer John or Jacob, nn Jack.

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Jack's way, way overused and very nny imo too.

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Miranda

I like John as a formal name, and Jack as a formal name. I also like Jackson with Jack as a nickname. Jackson would also honor your Grandfather.

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I don't care for Henry, but I like Hank as a formal name. How about Hank Jackson?

I prefer John. Jack's way, way, WAY too popular for me (and I've always liked Jock better--so much so that I named my John Lennon magnet Jock). I don't think it stands alone as well as everyone wants it to.

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John makes me think of JFK, my favourite president, and he did very well as a John nicknamed Jack. I liked JFK jr.'s nickname better, though; I think John-John is a lot cuter, and there aren't any around right now.

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Henry is too popular for me, but I love the nickname Hank (which could be used as a nickname for John, you know) a lot.

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Array

Just Jake!

I prefer just Jack. This is just about the only example in which I would use a nn without the full name. They're both equally common where I live, but John, to me, is just so dry and devoid of personality, whereas Jack seems to have just a little bit more spice.

I say use Jack. If you love it and the child would be called that anyway, then use it. It's still honouring your grandfather. I like Jack Henry as a combo actually, for fn and mn. I think Finnegan, Kiefer and Jack would be ok. Finnegan, Kiefer and Henry would also be ok.

I prefer John...

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...just because I prefer bestowing formal names, just in case the child decides to be addressed by his formal name, for whatever reason.

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On a personal note, I love the name John. Despite being ultra-common in my area, it reminds me of my favorite musician, John Rzeznik. Jack is nice, too, but while it CAN stand on its own, it's becoming quite trendy. So, my vote goes to John, with possible nn of Jack.

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As for the styles going together: I think Henry and John/Jack go very well, and Finnegan/Finn and Kiefer also work, but all the names together are a touch different (though Finnegan, with the nn of Finn, could also go well with Henry and John). However, it's not horrible clashing at all, so I wouldn't not use them.