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Wdyt of John?
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Snoresville. Seriously, I know it's a classic yet it does absolutely nothing for me. I do like the nn Jack, however. Having said all that, I don't mind it on some people. My middle dd's boyfriend is named John (actually, it's John-Edward) and the name does suit him completely. He has a younger sister named Ellen and it's sort of odd for me to see those names (especially Ellen) on young adults. Then again, Ellen seems to really suit her as well.
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It's one of my favourite names. It might be plain and overused, but I love how solid and strong it sounds, plus I have family members bearing it. I'd definitely consider using John.
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I like it.
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Seems kinda boring, but it's a solid name. My dad's name and my middle name is Jonathan. I have a good friend named Johny. I probably wouldn't really pick it myself, but it's a decent name.
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It has very pleasant connotations for me - uncle, lifelong friends, memories. I would use it as part of a longer name - Johnathan, JohnPaul, Jean-Claude, DeJon.
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I like it a lot. This is probably the first period in the CE when John is uncommon enough to be readily usable.
I'm a little conflicted, because I had a great-uncle John who was always called Jack, and now Jack is so common as an independent name that Johnny might be better as a nn; trouble is, I far prefer Jack, but only as a nn!
I'm a little conflicted, because I had a great-uncle John who was always called Jack, and now Jack is so common as an independent name that Johnny might be better as a nn; trouble is, I far prefer Jack, but only as a nn!
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One of the better boring names.
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Handsome and so underused!
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May I ask what general area you are from where John is underused? I am from Massachusetts, and as far as I can tell 2018 is the first time ever it was out of the top 10 (#13). I was born in the 90s and I went to school with many. And many of them went by Jack as a nickname, whereas I've seen a lot of very surprised comments from people from other parts of the Anglosphere that Jack could ever be a nickname for John.
I do agree that it's handsome, though.
I do agree that it's handsome, though.
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It's not underused in the US. It was #27 last year. Granted, that's a drop from being #1 from time immemorial through 1923, but hardly underused.
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Double post
This message was edited 6/8/2019, 7:25 PM
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Handsome, classic, blah blah blah....but also boring as hell.
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Hi !!!!
Flat, colourless, boring.
This is the risk for many traditional names and John is the main example.
Flat, colourless, boring.
This is the risk for many traditional names and John is the main example.
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