Jonathan

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What are your thoughts on Jonathan? Which spelling do you prefer - Jonathan or Johnathan

I like the shortenings Jonty and John but not so keen on Nathan or Jonny / Jonno

I think Jonathan is the usual spelling by far. John (or Jon) is nice but Jonty is affected IMO.

@Consufed sorry what do you mean by Jonty being 'affected'?

Nice name. I’d spell Jonathan. Jon is the shortening imo. Jonty is a name in its own right

Jonathan is fine, although the shortening Jonty makes me cringe a bit. Too Hooray Henryish for me.

I think the spelling of Johnathan looks very clunky.

It means that personally, I think it sounds pretentious. I can't imagine a straightforward, trustworthy or down-to-earth Jonty. Obviously it's just a word, like all names, and others might disagree. But that's my honest reaction to it, probably due to my perception of the Jontys I've met.

Jonathan is lovely especially shortened to Jonty.

Does it really matter what bunch randoms on a forum think of any particular name ?

Jonty is cringe, absolutely gives me the ick. It's too try hard.
Don't love Jonathan as a name..seems very dated, I was born 1991 and there were 5 in my school year of 90 kids.
If you're going to do it, go Jonathan not Johnathan

I like Jonathan 👍

The Johnathan spelling is awful as is Jonothan.
Jonty is fine
I like Jonathan

I like Jonathan. Personally I think Jonty is OK, but it strikes me as a very little boy, perhaps shortened to Jon for school. Johnathan always makes me think someone mixed up John and Jonathan at some point, which may be unfair, but I think it's pretty recent as an established variation.

I like Jonathan and jonty, with nick name Jon or Jonny

Jonathan is fine, if a little dated.

Never seen it spelled with an h, it looks clunky.

I've actually never heard of Nathan as a shortening of Jonathan, which took me by surprise, but is very obvious when you look at the name. All the Jonathan's I know are shortened to John or Johnny.

Although having just checked, most of he ones I know are spelt with an O - Jonathon.

I like Jonty for a full name only if Scottish connections. It is Scottish for young John.

I like Jock - also a Scottish diminutive of John. Jack is a more common diminutive of John.
I like Jonathon best because I like the short form, Jon, and don't like it shortened to Nathan.
Johnathon seems uneccessary in spelling.
Johnathan is messy and offers the terrible Nathan as a nick name.
The short forms Jonny and Johnny are fine if used by young mates.
My preferencec ..
I love John. It is the nicest, followed by
Jock,
Jonathon,
Jon,
Jonty,
Johnny,
Jonny,
Jack
Johnathon,
Jonathan/Johnathan
Nathan least of all.

Not for me. It’s very 80s imo. I like Jonny tho

My db is Jonathan. He gets shortened to Jona.

Jon
Jonathan - love

Jonty- good lord no.

Jonathan and I love Jonny. Sounds cool! Not sure about Jonty though?

Jonathan
I like this name it is solid name

Jonathan is a great name. Nicely shortened to Jon or Jonny

Maybe I've been watching too much 'call the midwife' but I think Jonty is lovely

Without the h, for sure.

Jon is a great diminutive, and there are plenty of Jontys who aren't at all affected or pretentious.

Jonathon is a great name, with plenty of diminutives to choose from once you have met your baby.

Johnathan looks more like a spelling mistake on the birth certificate than a parental choice.

Jonathan is a great name. I like Jon, Jonny or Jonnie but not Jonty which sounds a but twee.

I love Jonathan and Jonty. Johnathan looks like a spelling error to me, even though I know it's an acceptable alternate.