Giaxon Blu

[sephia]

I know a lot of people dislike "alternative" spellings, but usually don't care as long as it works for them.

We have 8 children and are pregnant with our 9th. Our #1 rule is that they all have different 1st initials. I LOVE the name Jackson, but we already used "J" for a name.

We came up with an Italian alternative spelling for "Jackson" - ie Giaxon.

We were originally going to use family names for his middle name but they wouldn't have really worked. They would have been:
Giaxon Michael or Giaxon Andrew

Reversing the names only conjures up a singer and a historical figure, LOL So we came up with Blu for his middle name.

I absolutely LOVE the name now. Giaxon Blu! I don't feel like it is TOO out there, even with the spelling, and the names flow well together.

Thoughts?

[ppgsss77]

It's not working for me. Sorry. What about Giacomo?

[meogan]

Honestly, I think it's terrible.

[mischa]

Sorry but I don't think Giaxon is the Italian version of Jackson. This just looks like the female name of Gia added to "xon" so I think it's too feminine for a boy. If you love Jackson, then use it despite repeating an initial. You will save your son a lot of heartache in the future with misspellings and even mispronunciations. I like the pp's suggestion of Giacomo. Here are similar Italian names.

Geronimo - A sacred or holy name.
Giacobbe - Italian form of Jacob. Held by the heel.
Giacomo - The supplanter.
Gianni - Italian form of John. God is gracious.
Gino - Short for names ending with Gino.
Giordano - Flowing down, as in the River Jordan.
Giovanni - God is gracious.
Giraldo - A spear warrior. Also see Garrett and Gerard.
Giulio - A Roman family name, possibly meaning youthful. Born in July.
Giuseppe - Italian form of Joseph. God shall add.
Gugliehno - A strong and resolute protector.
Guido - The wide one, or from the wood.

Jack is often a nn of John so here are some Italian versions.

Giambattista
Gianbattista
Giancarlo
Giandomenico
Gianfranco
Gianluca
Gianluigi
Gianmarco
Gianmaria
Gianmario
Gianpaolo
Gianpiero
Gianpietro

[esrever88]

Sorry, but I really dislike this spelling. There are plenty of great Italian names, as mentioned above. Or, if you want other names similar to Jackson, there's...

Ashton
Carter
Conlan
Dixon
Morrison
Paxton
Weston

Like any of those?

[sundevil28]

Sorry, I don't like it either, for two reasons.

1) "Gia" is pronounced "jaw" in Italian, not the "ja" like "jam" you're looking for. Americans also tend to pronounce that syllable "JEE-uh", which doesn't work either.
2) There is no X in Italian, only in words they borrow from other languages.

So, it doesn't really look Italian, which causes confusion to the eye and on how to pronounce it. I hear you on not repeating initials, as that's something we're trying to avoid too, but perhaps look in a different direction.

[agirlinred]

Giaxon is horrid. I'm going to assume this is a pretend family. Use Jackson or find a new name.

[whirligig]

Don't like Giaxon but love Blu as a middle name.

[sephia]

Oh well. Good thing we don't have to please you! Jackson won't work because we already have a 'J' name.

People use "Jaxon" Gi= gee ax = ax on= on.

Anyways enjoy your lives!