Jack's older, but Ianto was born first if you go by linear time. Which means technically Ianto is older by about 3000+ years.
Oi! Time travel can cause migraines, ya know!
However, Ianto was born with Jones, while Jack took on the name Harkness. Not only does it sound nicer, it's alphabetical, and Jack doesn't come across sounding like he belongs on the Love Boat (Jack Jones did the theme song to that too), it would make sense that the name by birth should follow the taken name. Seems to be an unwritten law for orphans and time travelers who use others' names. ;-)
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branchandroot
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Date: 2008-05-10 03:54 am (UTC)O.o
Jack's older, but Ianto was born first if you go by linear time. Which means technically Ianto is older by about 3000+ years.
Oi! Time travel can cause migraines, ya know!
However, Ianto was born with Jones, while Jack took on the name Harkness. Not only does it sound nicer, it's alphabetical, and Jack doesn't come across sounding like he belongs on the Love Boat (Jack Jones did the theme song to that too), it would make sense that the name by birth should follow the taken name. Seems to be an unwritten law for orphans and time travelers who use others' names. ;-)