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HelpJonah for a Girl
I spoke to someone whose minor daughter is named Jonah. I'm sure of the spelling. Getting accurate spellings is part of my job. I'm also sure it was a girl because she had referenced her child using the word "daughter".
What do you think of Jonah for a girl?
What do you think of Jonah for a girl?
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Not a fan, but I really love Jonah for a boy!
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Nope. All boy, to me. Just because it ends in -ah, that doesn't make it a girl's name.
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Jona, yes. Jonah, no.
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Yeah, whatever. Sounds a lot like Joanna, and Joni. Of course, it's more appropriate for a guy since historically it's a name for guys, and it's def a "guy name on a girl." I know a teenaged Jonah (m).
But the name's shape seems genderless to me, and the meaning is genderless or could be feminine. I don't like it as a guy name. I would like it much more if it were a girl name.
But the name's shape seems genderless to me, and the meaning is genderless or could be feminine. I don't like it as a guy name. I would like it much more if it were a girl name.
This message was edited 3/17/2020, 10:19 AM
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Do not like. Do not like at all.
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Ugh, no.
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No thanks.
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It's a no from me. I see why because of the -ah, but it's strictly masculine.
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No, No, No. A thousand times no!!!
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Here here!!
A zillion times over. Jonah is SUCH a handsome name for a boy. I can't even begin to imagine a girl with it. It's idiotic and would be very soul-crushing.
A zillion times over. Jonah is SUCH a handsome name for a boy. I can't even begin to imagine a girl with it. It's idiotic and would be very soul-crushing.
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That's a big nope from me. Just because it ends in -ah doesn't make it feminine, and especially not when the story is so well known.
I'm sure it's livable. There's just so many other options out there.
I'm sure it's livable. There's just so many other options out there.
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I think it's completely masculine and it's as silly as naming a boy Tiffany.
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Perceived gender of names that originate as surnames is typically more flexible, so imo Jonah isn't like Teagan, Tatum, Madison in that way.
But, as far as I know, the word "dove" (Yonah) is actually feminine in Hebrew?
So assuming that's right, it might've made more sense as a girls' name than a boys' name all along.
And while I do automatically read Tiffany as feminine,I feel like historically it could easily have been a unisex nickname: it's short for Theophania which has masculine counterparts, and it's a surname. Plus, it's sound and recent usage reminds me of Whitney.
But, as far as I know, the word "dove" (Yonah) is actually feminine in Hebrew?
So assuming that's right, it might've made more sense as a girls' name than a boys' name all along.
And while I do automatically read Tiffany as feminine,I feel like historically it could easily have been a unisex nickname: it's short for Theophania which has masculine counterparts, and it's a surname. Plus, it's sound and recent usage reminds me of Whitney.
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My immediate thought is "why?"
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This message was edited 3/17/2020, 2:56 AM
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It’s neither here nor there for me. It’s like Joan with an “a” ending basically. So it sounds feminine, although historically it’s been used on males. Doesn’t surprise me.
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no no no.
I love Jonah for a boy and cannot see the appeal for a girl.
I love Jonah for a boy and cannot see the appeal for a girl.
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