Honoring Grandpa

JB1971

My husband and I are trying to think ahead of possible baby names and are stuck on the boy's name. We would love to honor both of our grandpa's (Charles Harvey Stricker & Jack Dempsey). We both LOVE Jackson as either a first or middle name, but we are stuck when it comes to something creative from my grandpa (Charles). We do not like the normal variations of Chuck, Chaz, Charlie etc. We also love unique names (for a girl, we are considering Averlyn Helene). Any ideas on how to honor my grandpa, even if it requires using his middle or last name?

alliejo725

I don't think you have to go too creative with the middle name, honestly. I think Jackson Charles sounds terrific. If you want to think more "out of the box," you could use Stricker. Jackson Stricker also works really well.

Just a word of caution---Jackson really isn't that unique. It was ranked #23 on the SSA list last year, and has been steadily climbing the charts. I expect it to be a Top 10 name in the next few years.

Since you like something a little more different...have you considered Dempsey as a first name? It's kind of cool, and I love using family surnames as first names. Dempsey Charles would be neat.

kaitlin925

JB1971:

My husband and I are trying to think ahead of possible baby names and are stuck on the boy's name. We would love to honor both of our grandpa's Charles Harvey Stricker amp; Jack Dempsey. We both LOVE Jackson as either a first or middle name, but we are stuck when it comes to something creative from my grandpa Charles. We do not like the normal variations of Chuck, Chaz, Charlie etc. We also love unique names for a girl, we are considering Averlyn Helene. Any ideas on how to honor my grandpa, even if it requires using his middle or last name?

I actually like Jackson Harvey a lot!

tandb2010

What about Jackson Harvey?  Charles Jackson?  and when someone calles him Charlie let them know it's Charles.  Or you could call him C.J.

Candyshel13

I grew up with a boy named Charles, but he went by Chase.

Jackson Chase is cute

dandlelyon

Jackson Harvey is a very nice option

What about Chase as a spin-off of Charles?  Or Jay for Jack?

Chase Dempsey, Chase Jackson,

Jay Harvey, Jay Charles,

JayMOOMOO

jackson stricker or jackson harvey....... Harvey jackson?????

iristony

I like Jackson Charles.  I have a friend that name her boy "Jaxon" and calls him "Jax".  NMS, but you may like that.  We named our son after both our grandpops first names - Jack Anthony.  We could not agree on any boys names so this is how we finally picked the name.

chicagobridelibby

Personally, I like using an initial for the middle name. How about Jackson C. or Jackson H.?

AceC

alliejo725:

I don't think you have to go too creative with the middle name, honestly. I think Jackson Charles sounds terrific. If you want to think more "out of the box," you could use Stricker. Jackson Stricker also works really well.

Just a word of caution---Jackson really isn't that unique. It was ranked #23 on the SSA list last year, and has been steadily climbing the charts. I expect it to be a Top 10 name in the next few years.

Since you like something a little more different...have you considered Dempsey as a first name? It's kind of cool, and I love using family surnames as first names. Dempsey Charles would be neat.

 

I love this suggestion.  Your grandfathers had good, strong names
I think Dempsey as a first name is unique but not crazy.  Dempsey Charles is good!  Or I like the other suggestions:  Jack Harvey is a such a great name in my opinion

hmp1

My grandmother is a Dempsey and we have considered it for MN, even for a girl.

FirstBabyMomma

Do you like initial nicknames? He could be C.J. Our DS will likely be A.J. for the same reasons- honouring grandfathers (Adam and Justin).