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Johnny or Eric?

30 replies

GetThisBabyOut · 04/08/2018 09:29

Neither isn’t an option but I won’t be offended if you hate both! Wink

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YaLoVeras · 04/08/2018 09:30

Johnny!

I like Johnny, not mad about Eric but I don't hate it.

kenandbarbie · 04/08/2018 09:44

Or John?

jmh740 · 04/08/2018 09:48

I love Eric but it was my dads name so I'm a bit biased

Sophronia · 04/08/2018 10:12

Johnny but I’d use John and Johnny as a nn.

Icklepup · 04/08/2018 10:12

Eric

MikeUniformMike · 04/08/2018 10:13

I like both but would pick Johnny. John on BC.
John Eric Out is nice.

GetThisBabyOut · 04/08/2018 10:24

His full name will be John Eric (surname) on BC.

DH is a John, his dad was a John, etc. Several generations back. I agreed on John on BC but don’t want to actually just call him John as it’s so confusing! We’d settled on Johnny but are now considering actually calling him Eric for all non-official stuff.

I’m so used to Johnny I can’t make up my mind now!

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kenandbarbie · 04/08/2018 10:36

Johnny is lovely and unusual in a good way. John Eric is a great idea!!

kenandbarbie · 04/08/2018 10:37

Jack either? We have the same in our family lots of boys with same first name but nicknames so it's not confusing.

Lemmmonade · 04/08/2018 10:41

I love John - classic and less common these days. My brother, dad, grandpa and great-grandfather are /were all Kenneths, so to avoid confusion they're Kenny, dad's middle name, Ken, and Kenneth respectively and on mail they use their initials eg KB Bloggs, KS Bloggs etc. No problems!

daisypond · 04/08/2018 19:56

I prefer Eric to Johnny, but prefer John to both. John shortened to Johnny or Jack as a diminutive for a child would be my choice.

brodiee · 04/08/2018 21:09

Jonathan nn Johnny?

Sophronia · 04/08/2018 21:34

John Eric is great.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 04/08/2018 21:39

Johnny

SequinsOnEverything · 04/08/2018 21:43

Johnny

SomeKnobend · 04/08/2018 21:49

Johnny is a condom. He'd have a horrible time at school. I'm not a big fan of Eric, but at least it's not a bloody condom.

RedDwarves · 04/08/2018 22:24

John Eric nn Johnny.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/08/2018 22:36

John Eric is very nice, but I prefer Eric.

moredoll · 04/08/2018 23:13

Johnny. 100%

Picknickers · 04/08/2018 23:44

Johnny. John Eric is great.

Kokeshi123 · 05/08/2018 00:42

John--let him decide if he wants to be Johnny or not.

Gacapa · 05/08/2018 00:54

My son is Johnny. He certainly does not have a terrible time at school. There are tonnes of famous Johnnys. Funny, I don’t recall people going round calling Johnny Depp a condom. Or Cash, or Rotten, or Marr, or Knoxville, or Borrell, or Vegas. Etc. It’s a cool as fuck rock n roll name. Grin

lexer · 05/08/2018 01:00

John.

MadMaryBoddington · 05/08/2018 07:11

Erik

LaPufalina · 05/08/2018 07:27

Johnny, it's lovely!