sung the name’s praises before<\/a>, but I can always be counted on to sing another chorus. In my experience, it’s a surprisingly satisfying name: it seems boring during the consideration process, but over the months and years it is more and more pleasing to say. It FEELS common, and yet hardly any children are using the name: many of the boys named John go by Jack, or by some other name to distinguish them from the Sr., Jr., etc. they’re named for. The spelling “Jon” gives it a cooler, more up-to-date look, I think, though it’s more likely to be mistaken for a short form of Jonathan. I think it’s terrific with the sibling names: Rose, Tess, and John. It’s a name that is definitely Biblical, and yet certainly not the sole possession of the Biblical realm.<\/p>\nIf John is out of the running, it seems like Eli is your perfect compromise name; perhaps you’d prefer the long form Elias over your husband’s suggestion of Elijah. If that’s giving you a “meh” feeling, here are some other shorties (I used a heavy hand with Biblical-but-not-ONLY-Biblical) to consider:<\/p>\n
Abe; Rose, Tess, and Abe
\nAdam; Rose, Tess, and Adam
\nIan; Rose, Tess, and Ian
\nJames; Rose, Tess, and James
\nJude; Rose, Tess, and Jude
\nJoel; Rose, Tess, and Joel
\nKarl; Rose, Tess, and Karl
\nLiam; Rose, Tess, and Liam
\nLuke; Rose, Tess, and Luke
\nPaul; Rose, Tess, and Paul<\/p>\n
Let’s have a poll over to the right. [Poll closed; see below.]<\/p>\n
Poll results<\/strong> (301 votes total):
\nJohn: 36 votes, roughly 12%
\nEli: 69 votes, roughly 23%
\nAbe: 14 votes, roughly 5%
\nAdam: 12 votes, roughly 4%
\nIan: 18 votes, roughly 6%
\nJames: 23 votes, roughly 8%
\nJude: 43 votes, roughly 14%
\nJoel: 7 votes, roughly 2%
\nKarl: 2 votes, roughly 1%
\nLiam: 24 votes, roughly 8%
\nLuke: 40 votes, roughly 13%
\nPaul: 13 votes, roughly 4%<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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