John ?

[NightSkyWanderer]

Yay or nay ?

impossibly sensible and safe and dull

Perfect. So understated and classy.

Love it! A brilliant classic that’s so underused at the moment.

Adore it!

Love it. Can be Jonathon, John or Johnny ... versatile, timeless and classy

I like it.

There are a lot of lawyers at work called Jon or Jonathan. It's ok but I'm not overkeen on John just because I work in the US a lot and John is what they all call the toilet.

I do like it. I think I prefer Jonathan or Johnnie, but John is good.

Classic and not overused. I like it

I like it and Johnny. I'd rule out Jonathon though - it looks like a typo. Jonathan is fine but it ends up being Jon.

Love it. Classy. About time it had a popularity surge.

Love John, it was a strong contender for DS who was born last year. Classic and very underused these days.

Very dull.

I love it, a timeless classic

No

Definitely a yay from me. A strong, solid and timeless name.

So refreshing after some of the shite names that have been suggested on here lately.
John or Johnny…or Jonno as my ds’s very cool friend goes by!

Thanks for the responses. I'm not that keen on it but I'd love to honour my father by naming him after him as I lost him a few years ago. Had mentioned it to a friend and she'd told me please don't name him John, so I was really keen on others opinions. I don't want to name him something that he may hate

My 4 year old is Jonathan but everyone calls him Jonny after both mine and my husbands grandfathers - I love it ☺️

what about middle name
your father wouldn’t want you to name your son a name you didn’t particularly love just for his benefit

and your “friend” sounds like a classic mumsnet “friend” ie not very nice

I actually love the name John. It’s so solid and strong, and won’t date terribly like some names! If we have another son, it’s up there on our list.
I hate Jonathon though, weirdly.

I know a 5 year old John. It’s a fantastic name. He was also named in honour of my friend’s late father. It’s timeless as opposed to the current craze for cutesy nicknames as given names.

I really like it .

I really like it

Love it ! its my sons( aged 25) middle name and he loves it as do his friends .