Jonty

[ilovehounds.livejournal.com]

I've been watching a British television series and there's an 18 year old boy/man whose name is Jonathan, but his family calls him Jonty. What do you think?

Comments

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

For the British, it's perfect! I wouldn't like it here in the US.

[ilovehounds.livejournal.com]

my thoughts exactly!

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

isn't a jonty (spelled jaunty i think) some kind of boat or something?

either way i don't like it

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

i think it's a bit stupid. what's the series?
what's so wrong with jonny or jono anyway? those are cool nicknames.

[ilovehounds.livejournal.com]

yikes! i don't like jono.

the series is Manor House. it's fantastic!

[tokossel.livejournal.com]

haha, yeah, you're kinda right about jono! i know british jonnys and jonos. i've never watched manor house. :)

[polkadotskirt.livejournal.com]

I like jonty - my mum & dad have a friend named jonty! it's a nice unusual nickname, which is cool!

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

see? Her "mum" and dad. British.

[polkadotskirt.livejournal.com]

Indeed :p don't see why the name is especially British though, it's unusual, he's the only one I've ever met and I know a lot of Jonathons/ Jons/ Jonnys. Might just be unusual rather than especially british

[the-theorist.livejournal.com]

I think the British accent pronounces the "t" sound more prominently than Americans do... I don't think Americans could ever say Jonty with out sounding like they were trying to fake a British accent.

[polkadotskirt.livejournal.com]

it's not the general British version, most are Jons. It's just unusual.

[x-lostinyou.livejournal.com]

Well isn't that just jaunty.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

sounds odd to me. but im sure with a british accent its probably cool sounding.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

very very very upper class raaa private school. I hate it.