Help! Jonah too close to Gemma?

General Name Discussion
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[name]Jonah[/name] too close to [name]Gemma[/name]?
We are having our second baby in [name]March[/name]. Our daughter is named [name]Gemma[/name] and her nn is something that doesn’t sound like her name at all, starts with a different letter,and we are likely to call her [name]Gem[/name] or [name]Gemmy[/name] rather than [name]Gemma[/name].

We both really like the name [name]Jonah[/name] if it’s a boy but are worried that it might either be too cutesy or too confusing in our house. What do you think? Too matchy?
Thanks!

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I think the sounds are very similar. I probably wouldn’t use [name]Jonah[/name] with [name]Gemma[/name] because of that issue.

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Anyone else have an opinion? Or suggestions on how to get people to comment :slight_smile: ?

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[name]Jonas[/name] may be a better alternative to [name]Jonah[/name] as your choice has the same sound ending as [name]Gemma[/name]. Here are some suggestions for good sibset names for [name]Gemma[/name].

[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Theo[/name])
[name]Abel[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Adrian[/name]
[name]Albion[/name]
[name]Aldo[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Alfred[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Alistair[/name]
[name]Aloysius[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Boniface[/name]
[name]Cedric[/name]
[name]Chauncey[/name]
[name]Cornelius[/name]
[name]Damian[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Darien[/name]
[name]Donovan[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Francis[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Godfrey[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Horatio[/name]
[name]Hugo[/name]
[name]Humphrey[/name]
[name]Inigo[/name]
[name]Ivor[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name]
[name]Ludovic[/name]
[name]Lucas[/name]
[name]Lysander[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]
[name]Nigel[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Oscar[/name]
[name]Perry[/name]
[name]Philo[/name]
[name]Ralph[/name]/[name]Rafe[/name]
[name]Randolph[/name]
[name]Roald[/name]
[name]Roscoe[/name]
[name]Rufus[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Saxon[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Sidney[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Tennyson[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] (nn [name]Theo[/name])
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Vaughan[/name]
[name]Vincent[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]
[name]Winslow[/name]

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[name]Jonah[/name] and [name]Gemma[/name] are way to similar for my taste.

Some names similar to [name]Jonah[/name]:
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Levi[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Asa[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
[name]Elias[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]

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I’m sorry to say that [name]Jonah[/name] and [name]Gemma[/name] are far too similar. However I have to agree with a previous poster that [name]Jonas[/name] is a good alternative and is a lot cuter in my opinion! [name]Jonas[/name] and [name]Gemma[/name] sound nice together.

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That’s what I feared. Unfortunately the [name]Jonas[/name] Brothers may have ruined that name for me.

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[name]Jonah[/name]/[name]Jonas[/name] go way back to the Old Testament in the Bible so they will outlast the [name]Jonas[/name] Brothers. Everyone has their time to shine but how long will the fame continue? If I really like a name, I won’t let anyone ruin it for me. Of course, there are always exceptions. Some names I just would not choose as they have bad associations ( eg. [name]Adolf[/name], Saddam, Osama etc…).