POLL: Jonah vs. Ian

Boy Names
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My husband prefers the name Ian, I prefer Jonah. Our last name is Allen, and I just don’t know if I love the sound of Ian Allen. Thoughts?

  • Jonah Allen
  • Ian Allen
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I love the name [name_m]Ian[/name_m]! I think it totally works.

3

I like both names a lot, but in this case, [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] is way better. [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] sounds like an abbreviated form of [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m].

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4

I told my husband that it sounded too close to the furniture store. He insisted no one would think that. I feel vindicated :joy:

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5

And right you are! Tons and tons of people of a certain age anyway will think of the furniture store and a lot will also think about the [name_m]Vermont[/name_m] hero of the same name. Plus [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] sounds funny to me.

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[name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] sounds peculiar to me too.

[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] is a strong and sensitive name in my books. [name_u]Love[/name_u] it :white_heart:

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Unfortunately [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] doesn’t sound good, way too repetitive. So I have to vote for [name_u]Jonah[/name_u]. But I also can’t help but think it’s not fair to pick a name that you’re not both totally onboard with. Maybe you should try to find something totally new that you both love. [name_m]Just[/name_m] one suggestion is [name_m]Jovian[/name_m] which reminds me of both [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] and [name_m]Ian[/name_m].

8

Thanks for the suggestion! We are trying to pick a name inspired by a family name. We both really like Jonah. My husband mostly prefers Ian because it’s a family name from his side, and Jonah is from my side.

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Much prefer [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] as a name and it sounds better with [name_m]Allen[/name_m]

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[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] is nice and I do think it sounds better with [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a thought - [name_u]Julian[/name_u] nn [name_m]Ian[/name_m].

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I LOVE [name_m]Ian[/name_m] :heart_eyes:

12

to me, [name_m]Ian[/name_m] is too dated, but not dated enough to make a comeback any time soon! so my vote goes to [name_u]Jonah[/name_u]!

13

I love [name_m]Ian[/name_m], but not with [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. I love [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] and it sounds good with [name_m]Allen[/name_m].

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I actually kinda like the slight singsong of [name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. To me it actually sounds better than [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] [name_m]Allen[/name_m], because the last syllable of [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] and first syllable of [name_m]Allen[/name_m] run into each other too much and I have to pronounce the name with a glottal stop (think the ‘sound’ in the middle of ‘uh-oh’) between the first and last names.

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[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] sounds the best, flows well.

[name_m]Ian[/name_m] is just as sweet, but I don’t think it pairs well with [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. That’s alot of similar sounding vowels together.

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I also love [name_m]Ian[/name_m], but with [name_m]Allen[/name_m], it’s a bit too repetitive. [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] is great!

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[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. I like [name_m]Ian[/name_m] and [name_m]Allen[/name_m] separately, but maybe not together. Though [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] has the -a a- issue.

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[name_m]Ian[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m] automatically makes me think of [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] [name_m]Allen[/name_m]. :sweat_smile: my vote is for [name_u]Jonah[/name_u]!

19

ian allens flow is not the best so jonah gets my vote ! but in general, i prefer ian to jonah.

20

I much prefer [name_u]Jonah[/name_u] with your last name and in general.