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Jonas

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zippyswife · 28/01/2016 13:41

Booked in for elcs next week. Still no name. Ideally I want something strong but not overly common/used. Came across Jonas last night. Just wondered what the general opinion was.

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tsipka · 07/02/2016 17:05

It's great, isn't it? It's in my family tree; it's definitely going on our list.

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zippyswife · 05/02/2016 15:15

I think that's Jonah. Similar though.

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Pipilangstrumpf · 05/02/2016 15:07

Isn't Jonas the bringer of bad luck?

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zippyswife · 05/02/2016 14:55

So dc3 turned out to be ds3! I still love the name Jonas but dh is not convinced. Anyone have an idea of similar names I may be able to
Tempt him with?

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Alisvolatpropiis · 29/01/2016 17:11

Jona is just Jonah without the H surely?

BatmanLovesPeaceAndQuiet · 29/01/2016 16:36

I know a Jonas with a sister called Edie.

scandichick · 29/01/2016 16:34

Very common among Swedish thirty-something's, pronounced ee-onas though Smile

I like it!

GNRmama · 29/01/2016 16:33

When I was pregnant with DD I loved Joni but since we already had a Jonas I thought we'd be the laughing stock of the nation

BettyBi0 · 29/01/2016 13:16

I read it as Yo-nas too and wound assume there was some kind of Danish or German family link.

I quite like it pronounced wth the Jo sound now though

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zippyswife · 29/01/2016 13:13

What about Jona for a girl?

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zippyswife · 29/01/2016 13:01

Desperately hoping this will be a boy now as I am smitten with the name! Need to convince dh though still. Thanks for the girl suggestions- we have Lena (full name Helena) on our girl list. I love clodagh but dh thinks it's too Irish (ridiculous given that all my family are Irish).

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Pipistrella · 29/01/2016 08:23

I don't know how you are thinking of saying it but I'd pronounce it 'Yonas' as it's Danish?

I don't like it pronounced the other way (with a strong J )

So knowing everyone in the UK would probably say it like that, I don't think I'd use it here.

GNRmama · 29/01/2016 07:54

I have a Jonas and an Emmy :)

Mclaren37 · 29/01/2016 07:00

Jonas is a very strong name, well done! I also love the timing with the storm, feels like it was meant to be and a great story for your son. We're in the U.S and it's still going strong in NYC. The most amazing snow storm - incredibley beautiful - I feel like I want to send you photos for posterity hehe! (Looks like you have some girl storm names on the post above too, just in case!)

moreshitandnofuckingredemption · 29/01/2016 06:58

I also think of the Weezer song, I like it

Donthate · 29/01/2016 06:54

I imagine Jonas to have a sister called Lena pronounced lay-na

Alisvolatpropiis · 29/01/2016 06:53

Lara

Angelto5 · 29/01/2016 06:44

Recent girl storm names-
Abigail
Clodagh (sp?)
Eva (I prefer evangeline)

& the recent storm is Gertrude.

enjoyingscience · 28/01/2016 21:02

No, he's got a brother with a lovely, but much more common name!

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zippyswife · 28/01/2016 14:35

Love the storm reference!

Enjoy does your Jonas have a sister? I'm trying to find an equally fab girls name (in case this isn't a boy!!)

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enjoyingscience · 28/01/2016 14:30

I've got one! He's lush, so I'd say go for it.

Angelto5 · 28/01/2016 14:25

I like it.

It's also has a historical reference to the snow storm that swept the US last week.
Brilliant name.

shutupandshop · 28/01/2016 14:19

Little 3 year old Jonas at Ds's nursery.

Sophronia · 28/01/2016 14:14

I like it, I know one teenage Jonas who is German (pronounced yo-nas there).

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zippyswife · 28/01/2016 13:55

Thanks for the positivity! I think I'm so sold on this (it's only taken my 9 months to stumble upon it). If you could come up with an equally fab girls name I would be indebted!!

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