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Please be honest . . .

EmmaMomEmmaMom
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If our last name is Russell, can we get away with naming a boy Jackson - if we only called him Jackson? 
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  • coheedmommycoheedmommy
    Don't do it.  He might want to be a "Jack" when he hits school... and well... you know how kids are.
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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member
    You may call him Jackson, but others WILL call him Jack.  Even if they are corrected, they'll make the connection your trying to avoid. 
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  • skyejoskyejo member
    I love the name Jackson but not with your last name.  Kids are cruel and he will likely be teased.
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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    NO!
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  • krissyh21krissyh21 member
    IMO with a name that is used a lot as a first name as a surname, you should stay away from a surname as a first name. People will be confused whether his first name is Russell or Jackson.
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  • Tammy05-26-07Tammy05-26-07

    I wouldnt do it either.  My mind went directly to Jack Russell, too.  Sorry.

    Also, the point of staying away from surnames is a good one.

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  • youngin12youngin12 member
    Don't do it! I love the name, but definitely not with your last name because his name will get shortened to Jack.

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  • J+RJ+R
    LOL - I wouldn't do it...
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  • jko123jko123
    I probably wouldn't do it...although I had to read most of the replies to actually get "Jack Russell" out of it (sorry I'm overly tired today and definitely don't catch on as quickly as I normally would) kids catch on to things like that pretty quick.
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  • CutieBean79CutieBean79 member
    Nope, I wouldn't chance it.
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  • PhilsWife07PhilsWife07 member
    Nope.
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  • wife1014wife1014 member
    no, you cannot name him that.  sorry
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  • serwin08serwin08
    There is absolutely nothing wrong with naming your son Jackson Russell, but you need to know that he will be called Jack no matter what and he might even want to go by Jack as well. I know this because my youngest brother is named Jackson and the only time he was called Jackson was when my mother was getting on to him lol. I call him Jackson but his school friends and teachers call him Jack, and he prefers that.
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  • serwin08serwin08
    Also I forgot to add that by the time your DS gets into school, most of if not all of the children will not even know who Jack Russell is. The only people who will be thinking that would be the adults.
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  • kboh'sgalkboh'sgal

    imageserwin08:
    Also I forgot to add that by the time your DS gets into school, most of if not all of the children will not even know who Jack Russell is. The only people who will be thinking that would be the adults.

     

    My mind went to the Jack Russell dog...

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