Jonathan?

[DoctorX]

Opinions please - many thanks!

No.
Prissy.
John is good thoguh.

I have a Jonathan too! I just love it still and he's almost 5. Sorry you don't like it Moondog - you won't remember but you were once very kind to me here when as a new Mum I was worried - I had given said Jonathan the previous day's milk accidently and you calmed me right down.

TA, really?
That's good to know.
I'm sorry if I have offended.
It's only an abstract issue when you don't know the people involved.
I'm sure the Jonathons in question are utterly scrumptious!

I have a John, so much easier for your young DC to learn to spell/write.

My brother is called Jonathan. He's an adult now and is known as Jonathan or Jon, although my DD is the only person ever allowed to call him Jonny.

I have to say that I personally prefer Jonathan to John.

i'd go for jonathan over john as it gives more options - jon, jono, jonty...depending on what suits the child

I love that name. It can be shortened to various other names as already suggested.

I don't have a Jonathan, but I'd like one.

lovely

Prefer Jonathan to John.

Also prefer Jonny to Johnny.

The 'h' is just a bit superfluous.

Fab name.

I like it a lot and not overused.

Putting aside the fact that the only Jonathan I know is a Bad Man (which colours my reaction to the name unfairly), you can do a lot with Jonathan as others have said - even contract it to Nathan for something completely different! I love Jonty too. It's sort of a male version of Elizabeth in terms of flexibility.

I like it. Much prefer to John which I find very bland...

Lovely name, and not heard that often at the moment.

I love it.

It's on my list. If I ever get the energy to have sex get pregnant again.

Love it.

I know a Jonathan who has always been called Joe for short, so there's another option for him.

I have a cousin Jonathan and he is lovely He does however get called Johno....

I always find it tricky to spell

Johnathan
Jonathan
Jonothan
Jonathon

etc etc.........

I have a Jonathan and after he was born I remembered how many horrible Jonathans I'd known in the past!
It is good for diminutives but rotten for spelling, as DrNortherner points out.
Ours calls himself Jonny. Also know a Jonathan who calls himself Joss.

Wonderful lovealble classic solid good name :)

Great to see so many positive responses to Jonathan. Am not offended Moondog - as you say if you don't know one your opinion will differ. Have to say his behaviour today couldnt in any way be described as scrumptious though!

Jonathan is a FANTASTIC name. Mine is 19mths and known as Jonny or Jonathan (except MIL who calls him Jonty).
He will prob become a Jono or a Jojo though as that is what ds1 and his buddys call him when they are being 'cute' to him and little Jonathan usualy giggles in delight that the 'big guys' are including him!
We have had so many lovely comments about his name usualy from slightly older peolpe and along the lines of 'oh how lovely to hear a 'proper' name for a change'........ sometimes I wonder if that is in responce to dc 2 and 5s names though .

I have a 7 yr old Johnathan. I hate John with a vengeance so he is always a Johnathan. People often spell his name wrong as it isn't that common to spell it with the first 'h' and alot of the named stuff in shops is spelt without the 'h'.