Which spelling Y or IE

[daughterofafarmer]

Which do you prefer and why?

Johnny or Johnnie

Surname 'M' 3 syllables

TIA

I prefer Jonny, don't like the h as to me it is a shortening of Jonathan. Jonny looks right to me and I have harboured a serious crush for Jonny Wilkinson for many years!

Neither. Call him John, and keep Johnny as your pet name for him. One day he may be a professor or a high court judge. Good, solid "proper" given names will sound so much better.

Goodness yes I meant to say I would have Jonny only as a shortening for Jonathan or lengthening for John!

Far enough old but that's not what I asked! For all you know he may very well be called John or Jonathan

Johnny. :)

The "h" just looks wrong to me. I would go with Jonny and John or Jonathon on bc!

I'd go for Johnny as a nickname for Johnathon rather than Johnnie.

But he'll spell it however he likes when he's older.

Most like to be John however that's my Dad's name so would prefer Johnny day to day. Jonny would be for Jonathan yes?

But Jonathan isn't spelt with 2 'H' VB hence Jonny for Jonathan.

It doesn't matter how you spell a nickname. I was only saying what I'd expect it to look like.

My nickname can be spelt (at least) 4 ways, and I've used them all at different times.

Think I prefer the H in the spelling! God it's a minefield

I like Jonny

Johnny.

it just looks nicer

I'll answer for you, I think with a Y, IE looks more girlie to me.

Johnny.

Johnny Cash
Johnny Depp
Johnny Marr

Jonny makes me squirm, it looks so very, very wrong.

Also, John is a far superior name compared to Jonathan.

John is timeless, Jonathan is very 1972-1984.

Johnny. No contest.

Y

Y not IE.

Y

I prefer John.

Nicknames could include
Johhnie (as in Johnnie Boden)
Jonny (as in Jonny Wilkinson)
Johnny (as in Johnny Cash)

but it really doesn't matter, it's just a nickname.

I think the OP is planning to call her son Johnny/Johnnie from birth so it's not 'just a nickname', it's the child's name.

But the op said earlier that it will be most likely John as full name and so I assumed Johnnie/Johnny/Jonnie are nickname options.