Jonathan

[Lellamir]

Jonathan is very versatile.
Jo/Joe/Nate/Nathan/Jon/John/Johnny/Jonnnie etc
I named my boy Johnny, and have always regretted not giving him the options allowed by Jonathan.
In the event, we mostly call him John. I'm used to it, but am aware that it's considered old fashioned.

I think Jonathan is ultra-wet, and I have literally never heard a Jonathan be abbreviated to Nate or Nathan. I think you made a better choice. If you prefer it, you can remove the silent 'h' in John to make it Jon...

I much prefer John to Jonathan. It’s a name which is perfect in its simplicity for me.

I really like John. Don’t like Jonathan at all, so I wouldn’t say you missed a trick!

OH is called Jonathan and everyone calls him Jon.

It was when I was filling out a reference form, that I realised Jonathan was, literally Jo Nathan, and I kicked myself.

Honestly never met a Jonathan who goes by anything other than some variation of John. Nobody uses the Nate/Nathan part. Every other nickname you said can be used by Johnny easily!!

Would very called Jono where I live.

Be not very

I think it's a great, classic name

I know a johnathan who goes by Ethan, one who calls himself Jono
I like it

John is far nicer IMO. Simple. Classic.

I agree with PP Jonathan who thought Jonathan sounded wet....

Johnny/John is perfect already. Jonathan is nice but John is better.

At least he won't get people spelling his name as Johnathan or Jonathon.

John and Johnny are both really nice.

I know a few Nathans and none of them get called Nat or Nate. Most of the Jonathans I know are Jon, but I know a Jonny and a Jonty.

John is so classic and underused now, so imo no need to “kick yourself”/regret at all -like you said, Johnny can easily shorten his name to the more serious/formal John.

While I don’t dislike Jonathan, Johnny is very cool sounding and John has such amazing historical namesakes so it would be no contest for me (although I probably would have done it the traditional way around with given name John, nn Johnny but that’s by the by).

Ds11 has a Jonathan friend. He goes by John or Johnno. Johnny is great!

The only Jonathan I know is called Jon. I actually really like the name Jonathan. It's a good solid name, like Benjamin.

I have a Jonathan but we call him Jonny. I don't know why you would shorten Jonathan to Johnny. That seems to me to be a version of John not Jonathan.