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Joan vs. family name
My married name is Jones. Both of my grandmothers, one of which I was very close with, happened to be named Joan. Both have passed on and I would love love love to give my daughter this namesake but Joan Jones sounds absurd. Does anyone have any kind of suggestions to make this work or is it a lost cause?
The Top Baby Name is...
Joan
family name
Poll created: Apr 21, 2008
Total Votes: 2
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Joanna?
posted by
Em
:: 16 years ago |
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Or Joan as a fn and hyphenate your maiden name and Jones. Ex:
Joan Fielding-Jones
Joan Fielding-Jones
posted by
Em
:: 16 years ago |
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Joanna, Siobhan (Gaelic variant of Joan), Jody/Jodie (it’s a pet form of Joan)
posted by
scarlet520
:: 16 years ago |
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We like Joanna but does Joanna Jones still sound a bit..campy and odd in your opinion? I’m just not sure.
The hyphenated name thing would be nice but we have two older sons who have always just had one last name.
The hyphenated name thing would be nice but we have two older sons who have always just had one last name.
posted by
poster
:: 16 years ago |
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Jody Jones and Joanie Joans sounds ridiculous. I think your best bet is Joanna. Joanna Jones isn’t that odd. It’s actually kind of cute and quirky without being just plain stupid.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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Johanna...pronounced Jo-HAN-A is nice. And you could always call her Joanie.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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I wouldn’t pronounce it JoHANa. That’s a hastle. Everyone will automatically say Joanna regardless of spelling so just go with that.
posted by
liza
:: 16 years ago |
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Johanna or Jody might go well.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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Johannah Jones sounds best, and from the way it’s spelled, I think most people will figure out it’s not just "Joanna". My second choice would be Joanna. I wouldn’t use Jody because it is only 2 syllables, which makes it sound more awkward with Jones.
Another option would be to choose a short J name that has several of the same letters as Joan but sounds different, such as:
Jana Jones
Jane Jones
Jean Jones
Johnna Jones
Jina Jones
Jocelyn Jones
Another option would be to choose a short J name that has several of the same letters as Joan but sounds different, such as:
Jana Jones
Jane Jones
Jean Jones
Johnna Jones
Jina Jones
Jocelyn Jones
posted by
Bronwyn
:: 16 years ago |
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Johanna is a totally different name than Joanna. Joanna is JO-ANNA, Johanna is Jo-HAN-a. Very different.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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I would just consider that the Joans had already been taken care of with Jones. Or I’d use the Joans’ middle names.
posted by
guest
:: 16 years ago |
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Johannah, Johanna, Joanna, Joann, Joanne
That’s all I can think of for now.
I don’t think they sound too odd with Jones, but it still might get kind of confusing. What about having the first name be something else and the middle name Joan or one of the names listed above? Good luck!
That’s all I can think of for now.
I don’t think they sound too odd with Jones, but it still might get kind of confusing. What about having the first name be something else and the middle name Joan or one of the names listed above? Good luck!
Joyana
Joy Hanna
Joy Hanna
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guest
:: 16 years ago |
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Joanna
Johanna
Joanne
Johanna
Joanne
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:: 16 years ago |
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