Thread: Would you name your daughter Jillian if your future boys name was Jack (as a

nickname for John)? I really like the name Jillian for a daughter but am hesitant because we want more kids. If one of those future kids is a boy his name will be John but we would call him Jack. Too silly or acceptable?

I don't see what the problem is. Lucky for you - you can name your child whatever you want.

Jack and Jillian would be too silly. However, if you really like the names, there are some ways to minimize the connection to Jack and Jill:

You could spell the name with a "G" as in "Gillian". I know a few Gillians who spell their name that way and it is a bit more sophisticated, I think.

There are other nicknames for John. Perhaps you could consider one of those. For example: Jock, Jonny. Or there are ethnic variants on John, such as Ian, Shawn, Zane, Ivan, etc. that you could use as a nickname.

Best wishes!