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Help! Sonny, Joel or Isaac

83 replies

Lozzak21 · 10/08/2021 11:59

What do people prefer out of

Sonny
Joel
Isaac

Why are boys names so hard?!

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user1493494961 · 10/08/2021 12:03

Joel or Isaac.

piglet81 · 10/08/2021 12:04

Joel, definitely. I’m not keen on Sonny (it doesn’t feel like a full name, especially for an adult) and I don’t like the double AA in Isaac. It also often gets misspelled, which would drive me mad.

Knackeredmommy · 10/08/2021 12:05

Isaac

ofwarren · 10/08/2021 12:06

Joel or Isaac

woodhill · 10/08/2021 12:11

Not keen on Sonny but others are great

RuthW · 10/08/2021 12:19

Anything but Sonny

campion · 10/08/2021 12:19

Isaac or Joel.

Not keen on Sonny.It has a very different vibe.

Babydust13 · 10/08/2021 12:28

Sonny was on our list I didn't find many fans of it on here but we went with Dexter in the end.

I've always liked Isaac as well

JLM1008 · 10/08/2021 12:32

I like Sonny but would use it as a nickname for the name Samson. Not keen on the other 2.

HappyDaysToCome · 10/08/2021 12:36

I love Sonny, but would be worried it would t suit a grumpy teenager/ older man. If maybe have it as a middle name and call child that when older.
I like Joel and Isaac equally.

What about Sullivan nn Sully?

WhoppingBigBackside · 10/08/2021 12:39

Joel or Isaac.

Joel is probably my favourite but people sometimes say Jo-el.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 10/08/2021 12:40

Joel!

Elouera · 10/08/2021 12:43

Joel is my preference

Never sure if Sonny is pronounced Sunny or Sonn-ee (I knew 2 people, same spelling, different pronunciation)

Isaac- not keen

emmathedilemma · 10/08/2021 13:00

Isaac

happystory · 10/08/2021 13:08

Not keen on any, sorry. But def not Sonny, I wouldn't like it for a man

storkstalk · 10/08/2021 13:09

Isaac

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 10/08/2021 13:14

Joel is lovely, I'd definitely choose that. Isaac is a nice name, but rather more popular, iyswim.

Agree with PP that Sonny feels more like a nickname rather than a full name (though I do know a very lovely young man with that name)

TatianaBis · 10/08/2021 13:22

Joel is very 80s. Really dislike Sonny.

So Isaac, nn Zac.

LtDansleg · 10/08/2021 13:40

Love sonny Grin

Harvey3 · 10/08/2021 13:51

Isaac

TheWayTheLightFalls · 10/08/2021 14:20

I don’t find Sonny as controversial as others on here! Just make sure your surname doesn’t make it sound like an adjective (“Sonny Margate” or whatever).

Joolsin · 10/08/2021 14:32

Joel

LadyLolaRuben · 10/08/2021 14:33

Joel. Really don't like sonny, seems more of a nick name

HPLikecraft · 10/08/2021 14:34

Isaac, then Joel (both of which I like), then literally anything else, then Sonny.

Sonny is a nickname for a child, not the given name of a grown man; not one that wants to be taken seriously at least.

Vitallyli · 10/08/2021 14:34

I like all 3, Sonny is cute but I'd like a full name for when he's adult. Isaac is nice but I don't like when it's shortened to Izzy. Joel is cute too.

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