Message: "John." - Behind the Name

John.

by Bring Kelsey the horizon. (--allison--)

3/30/2011, 12:06 PM

Give me your favorite John combo. He would go by Jack. TIA

#John

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- Flute (meganmichele)

4/1/2011, 1:30 AM

John Waldo.

Which I also like as a double first name, for the record. :D

I also like John Frederick.

- kd25

3/31/2011, 1:27 PM

I love John! I am also starting to like Jack again now its popularity is dying down.

My favorite John combos are:

John Alistair
John Henry
John Edward
John Robert
John David
John Theodore
John Everett

- New_Chloe

3/31/2011, 1:09 PM

John Merrick

Elephant Man fan club represent.

Technically his name was Joseph but everyone knows him as John Merrick, and that remains my fave combo.

Oh, I'll also admit to a sick liking for John Jacob. As in Jingleheimer-Schmidt and Astor.

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- Dracotorix

3/31/2011, 11:24 AM

double post

(John Hephaestus)

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- Dracotorix

3/31/2011, 11:23 AM

John Hephaestus

- Alcyone

3/31/2011, 6:06 AM

John Silas is probably my favorite John combo.

I also like:
John Atticus
John Gabriel
John Vincent
John Victor
John Elias
John Riley / Reilly

- Saana (Yippal)

3/30/2011, 11:29 PM

John David

And I so adore John "Jack".

- Pink Princess

3/30/2011, 8:00 PM

John Oscar

- Mistawis

3/30/2011, 7:58 PM

John Arthur

- Alix (Solunastra)

3/30/2011, 7:46 PM

I have a soft spot for John William, but I like John paired with an unexpected or very uncommon middle name (not that John is all that common anymore). Of more usual middle names, I think John Oliver, John Eliot, and John Walter are very handsome.

More unusual pairings:
John Thaddeus
John Indigo
John Zephyrus
John Orlando
John Marius
John McKenna
John Lucius
John Lucian
John Sterling
John Aurelio

I've seen John Cormac on a few people's lists and I think that's a great combo.

- Ozma (MelvinSpelvin) +1

3/30/2011, 7:32 PM

John Henry.

- Chanel

3/31/2011, 9:26 AM

My ex-boyfriends name, I always loved it :) .

- Orsino (bananarama)

3/30/2011, 7:31 PM

I don't know, but anything that's uncommon would go well.

- Marie (Tawnee) +3

3/30/2011, 5:47 PM

John August

I think it's very handsome and regal. :)

- Llewella (penguiny7)

3/31/2011, 6:31 AM

Ooh, I like that one!

- AngieAngelique (afmastro)

3/31/2011, 4:59 AM

Opps. I meant to reply to the original message.

- AngieAngelique (afmastro)

3/31/2011, 4:59 AM

John Alistair

- Bear +13

3/30/2011, 2:29 PM

I will never give up the fight to keep Aubrey as a male name.

Others you might like:

John Patrick (an oldie but a goodie)
John Matthias
John August
John Cormac
John Oliver
John Finlay ("-lee")
John Alexander
John Somerled (neat meaning)
John Pellinore (for the Arthurian Tales fan in you)
John Makepeace
John Emeric / Emmerich
John

How wonderful to see someone considering John as a formal name. Jack is a nice nn, but it always feels like a nn and I miss being introduced to Johns. There are getting rarer and rarer. :-)

- Anneza +1

3/31/2011, 4:17 AM

You have heard of THE John Aubrey, of course? The one who wrote the Brief Lives? Do yourself a major favour, if not!

And, about 20 years ago I taught a boy whose school nn was Aubrey. Don't ask me why. He was skinny with huge dark-grey eyes and looked nocturnal. Can't recall his actual fn; could have been Anthony.

I've never seen Aubrey on a South African girl. Might you emigrate?

- Bear

3/31/2011, 10:24 AM

No. I haven't heard of John Aubrey or "Brief Lives." I'm off to look it up and check it out. Thanks!

ETA: Too cool. Historical biography is my favorite genre. And I'm really into baroque England and the Stuart court right now. This should be right up my alley. I can't think why I've never heard of him. Or perhaps I did and subliminally remembered it? I'll try to get a hold of a copy and put it on my long list of "to be read." Thanks so much. :-)

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- Chelsea (Chels) +4

3/30/2011, 3:27 PM

I think you are losing Aubrey. Dropped out of the top 1000 for boys in 2002, now around 41 for girls and sounds and looks like Audrey.

Not saying, don't fight, but it's a tough one once the momentum goes this far I think.

- Bear +3

3/30/2011, 4:41 PM

~~~sigh~~~

Yes. Thank you. I do know I'm swimming against the stream. It's the same perversity that makes me cling to loose tea instead of tea bags. (I hate the taste of the paper in my tea.) I'll never give up either fight!

:-P

- Marie (Tawnee) +2

3/30/2011, 5:49 PM

I will fight with you, Bear! You don't have to stand alone. I too think Aubrey is rightfully a masculine name, and I love seeing it in boy combos. John Aubrey is particularly handsome.

- Ismene (Madyson)

3/30/2011, 10:22 PM

I don't MIND Aubrey on a girl per say (it does sound so close to Audrey) but I will also fight to keep it in the boys camp! My stock combo is Victor Aubrey :)

- Bear

3/30/2011, 6:14 PM

~~~ You and meee against the world. Sometimes it feels like (breath) you and meee against the world ~~~

(It's a song but I can't recall who sang it. Anne Murray, perhaps? Helen Reddy? Someone like that.)

:-D

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- Ismene (Madyson) +5

3/30/2011, 2:41 PM

OMG! I've never heard of Somerled before but I totally LOVE it! Like, one of my new favorites. Thank you :)

- Bear +4

3/30/2011, 4:44 PM

Isn't he a wonder? The first time I saw it on these boards I didn't get it. You're a quicker study than me.

My current stock combo for him is Eric Somerled. I picture a new age, hippy Viking peacefully invading an island in the summertime. Oh, happy invasions! Go, Eric Somerled, go! And if I'm feeling really dangerous, Rune Somerled. But that may be going overboard.

- Ismene (Madyson) +1

3/30/2011, 5:37 PM

Both Eric and Rune Somerled are fantastic! How about Evren Somerled? :) I've been looking for a MN for Evren... same goes for Otto.... Otto Somerled? I'd like some combos with Somerled as the FN too. I'll have to make a separate post as not to hijack this one, lol

- Bear

3/30/2011, 6:17 PM

Oh, a Somerled thread would be most welcome.

I thought Evren was feminine, but now I see it is unisex. It sound fantastic with Somerled. There's a summer twilight feeling about it. :-)

- Llewella (penguiny7) +1

3/30/2011, 5:07 PM

Eric Somerled is epic. I just have to get in on the Somerled love, because I've had some for him for a long time, too. :)

Bear, you will probably love Aubrey Somerled. It's a combo I've had for a long time that used to be one of my very favorites! It makes me think of a medieval guy planting in a field, but he secretly has some mad archery skills. I also like Beathan Somerled.

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- Bear

3/30/2011, 6:16 PM

Aubrey Somerled is cool beans!!!

Stellar

- Ismene (Madyson) +2

3/30/2011, 1:17 PM

I tend to think John needs something a little longer/unique as a MN.

John Alasdair
John Augustus
John Bartholomew
John Hilliard
John Emerich
John Dashiell
John Adriel
John Hamish
John Albany
John Weston
John Xavier
John Oberon
John Didier
John Marcellus
John Cormac
John Laramie
John Pierson
John Othello
John Wilhelm
John Aurelius

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- Bear +1

3/30/2011, 6:18 PM

John Bartholomew! Love it. Wonderful cadence.

:-)

- Ismene (Madyson)

3/30/2011, 10:26 PM

Yeah I'm really not much a fan of Bartholomew normally but I thought this pairing had an enchanting sort of quality :)

- guru (BBH)

3/30/2011, 1:14 PM

John Samuel

- SamJr (SamJr7)

3/30/2011, 12:41 PM

Oh, I like John or Jack Meirion. Has a nice ring.

- Speranza +1

3/30/2011, 12:37 PM

John Brendan - my grandfather's name
John Alistair
John Sebastian
John Alfred - my grandfather and dh's grandfather
John Frederick
John Nicholas
John Hugh - my grandfather and my father

And just 'cos - John Adam Conrad Kenneth - JACK.

- Bear

3/30/2011, 6:19 PM

What great names in your family. I wish I knew what my grandfather John's mn was.

John Frederick is my favorite from your list but they are all terrific.

:-)

- Llewella (penguiny7)

3/30/2011, 12:18 PM

John Meirion.

- coldplayer9 +2

3/30/2011, 12:15 PM

In my opinion, Jack is a substantial name on his own... but okay, here are my favorites:

John Gavin
John Damian
John Edward
John Francis
John Harris
John Xavier
John Warren

- Bear +1

3/30/2011, 4:46 PM

Aw John Francis is warming my heart. I smell cookies baking in the oven and children playing in the yard. :-)

And John Gavin is strong yet gentle. Lovely combos all around.

- coldplayer9

3/30/2011, 7:51 PM

Thanks!

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