Pamela writes:<\/p>\n
I need help with nicknames.<\/p>\n
My husband really wants to name our baby Jonathan Elias Orellano. I also like Jonathan, but don’t like the common nicknames that people shorten it to. I hate Jonny and Jon and don’t like Nathan either. I’m not sure I would like using Elias for a first name. I’ve also checked out all the international versions of Jonathan and John and none of them seems just right. I would like to come up with a unique catchy nickname maybe from letters or parts of his name or names. <\/p>\n
Thanks so much for any help or advice you can give!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I suggest Jay. I knew a lot of nice guys named Jay in high school, and Jay can be a nickname for anyone whose name starts with J.<\/p>\n
You could also go with Jeo (pronounced gee-oh), his initials.<\/p>\n
My mom knows a child who goes by “Thanny.”<\/p>\n
Or, call him Jonathan. This is one of the best times to live in for calling a child by his or her full name: Jameses and Elizabeths abound, free of Jim and Beth. But of course this doesn’t keep him from choosing a nickname for himself later on.<\/p>\n
Name update!<\/span> Pamela writes:<\/p>\n
Thanks so much for all your comments. We have finally decided to stick with the full name Jonathan. I was encouraged to hear that many parents are choosing to call their children by full names and not nicknames. I did like some of the suggestions though, Jonjee and Jonty are cute. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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