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And would it be a bit much with a sibling with another old biblical name (can't get much older than Adam, I guess).
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I love Jonah. I can't use it sadly but it would be top of my list otherwise.
I think it goes fine with Adam. I don't really think of Adam as a biblical name as such (even though it is). |
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I love it but my DH has said no to naming this baby it, I did try for our DS1 but he hated it
 but DH's name is Johnas so I can see where he is coming from but I would use it in a heartbeat if he let me
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I love it OP
 i wouldnt worry about the biblical thing. My DS is Micah Joseph, both biblical names.
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I love it and think it is very much under used. I know a family with a Jonah, Noah and Joshua. I don't think it is too much to use two biblical names, after all there is so very many names in the bible.
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A lovely name. I actually prefer a full biblical set of sibling names, to one or two biblical and the rest non biblical.
When I was a child Jonah did tend to mean bad luck, but I don't think this is such a common thing to think these days. I'm just putting it here, as it may be something you like to consider. IMO Adam and Jonah sound great together. |
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Lovely biblical name. My friend has a boy a little altered from that...she calls him Jonas...just an idea.
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Doesn't do anything for me. But I dont' like any of those Biblical names really.
Reminds me of the whale  But it's not a terrible name, just NMS. Tamm |
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I love it. I know the sweetest little boy names Jonah. It was on our list for DS but DH wasn't 100% convinced.
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Wow! I'm really pleased with the reception so far. I wasn't sure if it was a little bit obscure to be matching with Adam- or is it rising in the ranks along with Noah and Joshua?- or whether it was just too much Bible
I also love the meaning of both names. Adam means man, red earth. Jonah means peace, dove. Hmmm. |
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