Jonty......

[Two4One]

What do you think? His name would actually be John but this is what we would prefer to call him as my Dad is John.

Views on Jonty?

Short for Johnathon/John - love it.

Friends of mine just had a baby boy called Jonathon who will be nicknamed Jonty. It reminds me of Enid Blyton books etc
I do like it though. Not many around.

It makes me think of the guy off Cash in the Attic, and sounds a bit like 'jaunty' (have no idea if that's a bad thing or not), but to those who watch less daytime TV than I do, it's quite sweet. Especially if he'll actually be known as Jon.

Ooh, I'm glad you lot like it. I googled it and got a link to an old MN thread which was a bit mixed to say the least!

I like Jonty and I also like Jonjo which my friend was going to call her DC if she'd had a boy (2 girls).

I love it. Jonty is simple, masculine and not that common. Great choice!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Jonty....it seems a great twist on the classic John which i also love but think can be a bit boring.....I also like Jonsi and Jonjo....

Don't like it, sorry.

Name theft!!! If I see you at gymboree boodleboot... [shakes fist]

Love it.

In fact that one's of the few boys' names that's got me excited.

AM sure DH will veto it, though...

Ziggurat my DH is a bit about it but he's mad on the name John so this is a bit of a compromise. I think he's going along with it in the hope that it'll eventually be dropped and we can call him John!!

My Dad is John and, whilst it is an excellent name and my parents will be cock-a-hoop about it, I just feel the child deserves a bit of individuality.

It sounds very 'boarding school'

Rupert, Giles, Jonty

my aunt had a west highland terrier called jonty. he was horrible. however i'm thnking it's quite nice. bit posh - but lots of names these days start off seeming posh but somehow mellow.

No.

It sounds South African to me. Perhaps it makes me think of Jonty Rhodes? I think it is a more usual contraction of Jonathan there, though.

I like Jonty and much prefer it to John.

Sounds like short for 'jaundice'

I met a very nice Jack Russell called Jonty this summer. He wasn't posh at all.

Its nice, as a nickname for John.

I imagine grown men called Jonty to look like Nigel Lawson (before he lost 15 stone)

Sorry.

Love both Jonathan and John though. Neither need to be dicked around with.

I a bit Rah Rah for my liking (sorry)

John is a great name - what about Jonas or Jonah ?

Adorable - love the name Jonty. If he is fun loving and jolly he can retain it into adulthood if he wants gravitas he can slip back to being John. Also there is a very cute Jonty and dd's pre school but he is the only one Ive ever come across.

Rather Jolly Hockey Sticks, imo. Prefer Johnny.

Hmm, on second thoughts - I'm going to have to veto it as an option for us myself...!

Still love it, but DS1 is Martin, universally known as Marty - Jonty and Marty is just a tad too twee, I think!

I love it, its one of the names that both me and DH like. Shame we have girls .

I really like it-more than John or Jonathon tbh.