Jacob or Jonah?

[curiousmary]

Which one?

Jonah every time, I may also be biased however

Revives thread

What’s the whale association?

Jacob is the only boys name on our list!

@Penguin

The whale reference is biblical. Jonah gets swallowed by a whale.

I like Jacob more :)

Jonah. My baby who died last July in utero was Jonah. Still seems quite rare.

ChinaRose I'm really sorry for your loss

Both nice.

Chinarose

Thanks Bernard!

ChinaRose

Jacob, but love Jonah too!

Jacob is very common but Jonah is awful.

Both are lovely but Jacob is very popular. I'd go for Jonah. I also love Johan

Both are nice, good taste!

Yes, Jacob is often shortened to "Jake", including my son by his friends, though us in the family call him "Jacob" as we prefer it. That said, I have a friend who is absolutely never called "Jake", not once by anyone, always "Jacob". At the end of the day, I think it will come down to your son himself, and what he prefers! If he tells everyone to call him Jacob they will! I think it can be nice to have the choice between the more formal and less formal versions - is there such a choice with Jonah?

They might end up being Jake or Joe to their friends. Would that sway you either way? I would go with Jacob personally.

linda yes, my Jonah gets called Jojo, Jo and Joey.