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sausagepastapot · 22/03/2024 16:45

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FacingTheWall · 22/03/2024 16:44

My ds 19 is John. He’s not met another one amongst his peers.

DeZerbisWinnerWinnerPastaDinner · 22/03/2024 16:39

How about a derivative of John if you're not sure? Evan or Ivan for example.

Ladyj84 · 22/03/2024 16:39

Well I know several Jonathan's all called Jonathan and all nice guys sadly the John reminds me of bad exes so I don't like it lol

KayEmAy · 22/03/2024 16:39

Perfectly fine.

HullaBallu · 22/03/2024 16:38

I really like it: it's simple, timeless, classless, and will let his own personality take centre stage as he grows up, rather than some batshit unusual name.

MrsMoastyToasty · 22/03/2024 16:38

I prefer the Scottish version- Iain.

RebelWithCause · 22/03/2024 16:35

One of mine is a John (still a teenager). He’s never met another of his generation. Weirdly some people think his ‘real’ name is Jonathan 🙄.It isn’t ( and we’re not Jonathan fans either).

ruby1957 · 22/03/2024 16:30

Classic name that has many variants in other langauages and European cultures.

My son who is 50 is called John and he has never been ridiculed for the name - maybe it was popular when he was young.
His second name is David so his young nickname was John D.

Nicebloomers · 22/03/2024 16:30

Massively underused and totally ready for a revival. A fine, solid name.

OffToBedforshire · 22/03/2024 16:27

Clearly not many Elis and John Show fans on here. It's a great name - mainly because of John Robins ❤️

Dontdeclutterthemagic · 22/03/2024 16:24

I love it, so classic. It was FILs name and is DS middle name.

FIL died v close to DSs birth and it would have been too raw for DH to use as a first name otherwise we would seriously have considered it.

KirstenBlest · 22/03/2024 16:24

It seems solid and unfussy compared with many of the trendy names.

therealcookiemonster · 22/03/2024 16:20

lovely name. so nice to finally see someone here not wanting to name there baby chandelier or prada

TenThousandSpoons · 22/03/2024 16:19

Love it.
Great middle name if you don’t want it for first name but still want to honour your dad.

I think it was very rude of your friend to say that.

WhatsTheUseOfWorrying · 22/03/2024 16:17

TBH, when I read on here that a name is dull it immediately goes onto my ‘possibles’ list. It tends to mean that it’s passed the “would anyone scoff at it, think it’s pretentious or misspell it?” test. MN approved ‘fun’ names are inevitably laughable.

I like John. Totally classic and versatile.

namechangefornames · 22/03/2024 16:14

My 8yo is John, he was named after my FIL. We always call him Johnny but maybe he will go by John when he’s older.

schnubbins · 22/03/2024 16:13

Love it ! its my sons( aged 25) middle name and he loves it as do his friends .

Timeandtidy · 22/03/2024 16:12

I really like it

tsmainsqueeze · 22/03/2024 16:12

I really like it .

Longtimelistenerfirsttimecaller · 22/03/2024 16:11

I know a 5 year old John. It’s a fantastic name. He was also named in honour of my friend’s late father. It’s timeless as opposed to the current craze for cutesy nicknames as given names.

IggOrEgg · 22/03/2024 16:09

I actually love the name John. It’s so solid and strong, and won’t date terribly like some names! If we have another son, it’s up there on our list.
I hate Jonathon though, weirdly.

ForNaiceHiker · 22/03/2024 16:07

NightSkyWanderer · 22/03/2024 16:04

Thanks for the responses. I'm not that keen on it but I'd love to honour my father by naming him after him as I lost him a few years ago. Had mentioned it to a friend and she'd told me please don't name him John, so I was really keen on others opinions. I don't want to name him something that he may hate

Edited

what about middle name
your father wouldn’t want you to name your son a name you didn’t particularly love just for his benefit

and your “friend” sounds like a classic mumsnet “friend” ie not very nice

SquigglyOne · 22/03/2024 16:06

My 4 year old is Jonathan but everyone calls him Jonny after both mine and my husbands grandfathers - I love it ☺️

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NightSkyWanderer · 22/03/2024 16:04

Thanks for the responses. I'm not that keen on it but I'd love to honour my father by naming him after him as I lost him a few years ago. Had mentioned it to a friend and she'd told me please don't name him John, so I was really keen on others opinions. I don't want to name him something that he may hate

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