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Which of these two?

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Blursula · 02/05/2020 21:21

Think we have narrowed it down to these two. Which do you prefer? Thanks

Leo
Jonah

Big brother is Laurie.

Other names on our shortlist were Seth, Sacha, Joah (rhymes with Noah) and Casper.

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Blursula · 03/05/2020 08:11

@daisypond thanks. I would never have but it in the same camp as Jezebel and Judas (while I’ve heard someone say ‘x is a Judas’ I’ve never heard someone say ‘x is a Jonah’) but it’s interesting to know some people might.

@babynamelover just Laurie! I really want to like Jonas more than I do as it ticks so many boxes ... I just can’t get past the Jonas brothers! I do like Seth too and I think it’s quite underused, just not sure I like it enough.

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TheLovleyChebbyMcGee · 03/05/2020 07:56

I like Jonah, it's a bit different, but not ridiculous, and still easy to spell/pronounce!

BobbyBlueCat · 03/05/2020 07:55

Jonah is nice. Very solid and dependable sounding.

Leo sounds a bit chavvy to me. It also (for me) is an abbreviation of a longer name, not a name in itself. I just picture a very loud, misbehaving child.

Futurenostalgia · 03/05/2020 07:55

Laurie and Leo is hard to say so I’d go with Jonah (never met one.)

KatherineJaneway · 03/05/2020 07:53

Leo

Whatsgoingonrightnow · 03/05/2020 07:52

Jonah.

babynamelover · 03/05/2020 07:52

Jonah or Jonas :).
I think Seth fits better style wise though.
Is Laurie short for Laurence or just Laurie?

daisypond · 03/05/2020 07:52

I don’t think Jonah meaning jinx is something that older people only would know. I would say it is general cultural or linguistic knowledge. Jonah as a word is in any dictionary as a noun. I can’t think of many other biblical names like that - where you can say he or she is a something. Except Jezebel. Goliath. Judas.

geojojo · 03/05/2020 07:46

I love Jonah. I know loads of Leos and Jonah goes a lot better with Laurie.

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Blursula · 03/05/2020 07:42

@TempsPerdu thank you! We still love his name - it gets lots of compliments and we have never met another. Struggling to find any name I love as much tbh.

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Blursula · 03/05/2020 07:39

Thanks all. It’s interesting as before mumsnet I had never heard of ‘a Jonah’ being used as a word to describe someone who brings bad luck. I’d heard of the whale story etc. The jinx association doesn’t bother me personally, but I’m intrigued to know if that will be the immediate thing many people think of. Is it more of an association for a slightly older generation perhaps? (No offence intended - just curious! Nobody my age seems familiar with a Jonah in this context)

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Marimari93 · 02/05/2020 22:22

Jonah

TheLovelyOtherDinosaur · 02/05/2020 22:21

Sacha

wowfudge · 02/05/2020 22:16

Seth. Sacha is short for Alexander, which I prefer.

Pol16 · 02/05/2020 22:13

Casper out of all of them. Jonah over Leo.

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 02/05/2020 22:11

Jonah. Gorgeous.

Thisismytimetoshine · 02/05/2020 22:09

Leo.

thegreylady · 02/05/2020 22:09

I like Leo very much. The association of Jonah with bad luck puts me right off.

SliAnCroix · 02/05/2020 22:08

Jonah.

I was going to say Leo but brother Laurie makes Jonah the better choice

Pixilicious · 02/05/2020 22:06

Seth is the best of a bad bunch

Pixilicious · 02/05/2020 22:05

Not Jonah, a Jonah is someone who is bad luck.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/05/2020 21:59

Seth

BackforGood · 02/05/2020 21:58

I like Jonah.

I would also not give siblings the same initial, (even if I didn't prefer Jonah over Leo).

Spirali · 02/05/2020 21:55

Jonah is nicer out of the first two, but I love Sacha the most by miles!

Temple29 · 02/05/2020 21:45

Jonah but Leo is nice too, just more popular I think

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