Jonah?

[yellowowl]

Do you like it for a little boy ?

yes

My DS is friends with a Jonah and he is lovely (the Jonah I mean. Though DS is too I suppose)

I really like it :)

I like it a lot!

Lovely

If you have any knowledge of the bible or any connections to sea-farers or have ever read any James Herbert I'd avoid it . A Jonah is a person believed to bring bad luck to those around them

Love it our dd was gonna be a jonah if she had been boy, I had people mentioning the 'bad luck' thing but didnt put us off it's a lovely name and quite unusual

Love it.

What a lovely name.

"Come listen to my tale, of Jonah and the whale.."

I love it

I'm not a fan but tis your choice!

The bad luck is just weird. Man falls off a boat, is swallowed by giant sea creature, and doesn't die ? Isn't that the luckiest man that ever lived?

Great name.

LOVE IT

I have a Jonah. Love the name (obviously!)

I love it and even though I had a very religious upbringing it doesn't scream bad luck to me. He survived, had a conversion and went out to preach didn't he? (the religious upbringing was now some decades ago :)).

I love it & had it on my short list for ds but he didnt look like one.

Love it! One of my fave names

I love it and as in the very early stages of pregnancy with no 2 suggested it to dp. was not good as he started off with 'hey Mr churchhill' finishing with 'wish i was at home for Christmas!' -if you don't get the reference you are too young!

but don't let that put you off as i love it!

It may not be that important to you, but since it's a name strongly associated with a bible story it would be worth reading the whole story (it's only a few pages long but there's more to it than the whale). IMO Jonah is not portrayed in a great light, he's a bit of a moany pants, though hardly in the same league as calling a child Judas or Herod!

I LOVE it.

Thanks everyone. Jonah he shall be x

Congratulations

Jonah is a lovely name. It means dove and synonymous with peace, as doves are a symbol of peace.

Good choice OP!

Lovely choice! DS3 was going to be Jonah, but then he was unexpectedly 10lb4oz and DH went off the idea . However, he is now Laurie which suits him down to the ground .