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Like Jonah, but not...

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Biscuitbreaker · 14/04/2012 22:50

My son's middle name is Jonas. It was our second favourite name, and the only other name we could agree on.

Now, I'm pregnant again ? it's VERY early days, so I've a long way to go... but my fingers are crossed and I'm so excited ? and the only boy's name we like is Jonah.

Now, we don't really use DS1's middle name, but I think it might be too much to have Jonas and Jonah

so my options are...

  1. Do it anyway (Just don't want him to feel he had a 'recycled' name)
  2. Change DS1's middle name, and pretend it was a typo... (kidding)
  3. Hope mumsnetters can find me something I love as much. An obvious choose would be Noah, but that's off the table.

Of course, it may be a girl. (I've got a great girl's name Grin )

What do you all reckon?
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louisdog · 18/04/2012 14:32

I would say go for it as well.

SIL used up their two favourite boys' names on DS1 and then named DS2 with DS1's middle name as a first name and it has never been a problem.

People don't bother much about middle names, and it's important to have first names you love.

sunnydelight · 18/04/2012 07:41

Go for it, most people are very unaware of middle names these days and if they are similar, so what. I once went out with a guy called John Michael Mary (confirmation name!!!!), his brother was Michael John Mary Grin

welovesausagedogs · 17/04/2012 22:24

Saul

welovesausagedogs · 17/04/2012 22:23

I think it's fine, no one uses middle names anyway and it's not as if it the same nam it is different.

Other names:
Felix
Arlo
Oscar

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Biscuitbreaker · 17/04/2012 21:48

EnglishMummy - we use a hard J, like Jonah.

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gafhyb · 17/04/2012 18:31

I like Jonah

Or what about

Asa
Levi
Evan

englishmummyinwales · 17/04/2012 17:53

Please use Jonah, it's my favourite boys name but DH wouldn't let me use it. And I've just watched The Killing 2 and am now very smitten with the name Jonas! Incidentally, how you do you pronounce that? Is it the Scandinavian way (Yonas) or with a hard J like Jonah?

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Biscuitbreaker · 15/04/2012 20:35

Thanks!

I was thinking that the idea of using Jonah anyway would be universally slapped down! As it hasn't, I reckon we may well just go for it! I do like a lot of the other suggestions, but my husband isn't keen. Although there's time for them to grow on him!

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TheSockPuppet · 15/04/2012 20:06

I'm sorry this isn't going to be much use, but I love Noah, jonas and Jonah! Grin

BBQJuly · 15/04/2012 20:05

Other names ending in as...

Silas
Lucas
Thomas
Mathias
Tobias
Nicholas
Zacharias (how about Zachary?)
Wenceslas :o

Other names ending in ah...

Elijah
Jeremiah, or Jeriah
Judah

Or ending in a (same sound as ah)

Joshua
Luca
Ezra

puzzletree · 15/04/2012 18:17

Oh I was going to say Micah too, or Noah. I love Jonah, it's one of my top choices for DS3 due soon, still have to convince dp. I don't think I'd use another son's middle name as his first name, it would feel weird to me personally. But you rarely use your middle name in real life (unless you choose to) so I don't think the outside world would care or even notice. Use it if you can't find an alternative you love, it's so hard to name multiple children. Wish I'd known in advance I'd be having 3 sons, I'd have planned names a bit better I think!

Ja9 · 15/04/2012 18:10

Yes, also love josiah and joel. Xx

Ja9 · 15/04/2012 18:08

Funny when i read the thread title i came on to post Jonas! I think you can get away with jonah if jonas is just a middle name....

(i LOVE jonas btw)

JustHecate · 15/04/2012 18:05

Josiah?

My great nephew is called this. I think it's lovely.

MickyDodger · 15/04/2012 18:03

I can barely remember my own childrens middle names, I certainly haven't a notion what any other childrens are, not even my neices and nephews.
I wouldn't even think about it. And Jonah is a great name. Wink

SLVC · 15/04/2012 17:58

My mum's (unisex!) middle name was given to her brother as a first name and it's never been a problem..

Bearhugs43 · 15/04/2012 11:18

Jonah and Jonas

If they were both first names then no, but like that I don't really see a problem at all. I can't see why a child would feel wronged by their name being similar to siblings mn at all. Besides mn get used next to never- I wish I could use them as first names for dc4- we've run out of names we love!

Do it Grin

bagelmonkey · 15/04/2012 08:36

Use Jonah

Or Noah?

yellowflowers · 15/04/2012 08:32

Do it. No one knows or cares about middle names unless you use them regularly.

AberdeenAngusina · 15/04/2012 08:18

I don't think it's a problem. Go for it!

DesperatelySeekingDistraction · 15/04/2012 07:22

...and people rarely remember your child's middle name, unless you choose something that's nicely unusual, dreadfully 'yoo-nike' or just plain awful!

For example I only know the middle names of a couple of my friends. One of those has a middle name of Roy, but a really modern (for the 70's, and by today's standards too) first name. Mind you, my DD will probably in the same position as she grows up as she has an incredibly old fashioned granny name (and not one that's coming back around) as her middle name after my lovely grandmother!

Also, teachers rarely know or pay attention to middle names, particularly secondary school teachers. I'm a core subject teacher and learning the names of 200+ students every September is difficult enough without making the task any more difficult by also trying to learn middle names! Non-core teachers often teach half an entire year group of each KS3 year group so have even more names to learn and even less attention to give middle names.

In a nutshell, if you both love the name and feel it is the one, go for it!

DesperatelySeekingDistraction · 15/04/2012 07:12

I have cousins (who are brothers) who share a name. First boy is James Joseph, second brother is Joseph Stephen. When first boy was born he was JJ for weeks as the parents couldn't decide if they preferred James or Joseph for him as a first name. When second boy arrived nobody in the family thought anything of him being named Joseph (his brother's middle name) we just thought it was a nice name. They're now in their twenties and it doesn't seem to bother them at all.

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Biscuitbreaker · 14/04/2012 23:55

Plaguegroup - oh, I know, the teacher comment was just a flippant one - I think more of having to explain to people "isn't Jonah your other kid's middle name?" "No, his middle name is Jonas" "Oh... Hmm"

Ha ha.
You're right though - it's hardly a huge deal.

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AKissIsNotAContract · 14/04/2012 23:51

Judah

PlaguegroupHasChocolateButtons · 14/04/2012 23:51

The other thing to bear in mind is that they won't spend the rest of their lives having the same teachers, I don't know most of my friends' middle names, I certainly don't know their siblings' middle names.

The worst you can possibly go through is a few years of the odd person making a Hmm face and DS2 will have a cool name for the rest of his life!

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