Message: "Johnisha" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Johnisha

by Madison (guest)

5/2/2009, 6:05 PM

We went to Home Depot today and I saw a girl with the name Johnisha. I thought that it was very lovely as it was to honor her father's name which is John. Wdyt?

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- noiseless

5/3/2009, 12:10 PM

Um...no

There are so many other alternatives. Jane, Jean, Janet, Gianna, Joan, Joanna - any of those would have been one thousand times better than Johnisha. That poor girl.

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- Elena

5/3/2009, 7:59 AM

Some feminizations of male names just don't work, imo. This is one of them. Were it me, I'd much rather be named Joanna or Jane.

I've seen Johna before.

- Gia (gio2475)

5/3/2009, 7:33 AM

It's not like there aren't feminine versions of John. I cant think of several off the top of my head, including Jane, Joan, Joanne, Johna, Jonna, Janna, Gianna, Janet, Janice, Jean and Jeanine. Johnisha sounds trashy.

- queenv

5/2/2009, 9:36 PM

I think I would have just named her Jane.

- Dracotorix +1

5/2/2009, 8:57 PM

It's cute, I guess, but I think Joan is a better female form for John. Is it pronounced like JOHN-ish-a or john-EE-sha?

- Madison (guest)

5/3/2009, 7:27 AM

I think it's pronounced like JOHN-ish-a

- Corbinsmom (guest)

5/2/2009, 7:21 PM

Don't like it at all - if it's pronounced like I think, it would sound harsh. I'd prefer Janelle, Janna, Johnna, Johanna, Joanna, or something along those lines to honor a John.

- zebra_cakes +1

5/2/2009, 6:13 PM

I prefer Johnna. Cute idea, though.
I also have a friend named Jonelle.

- tegwen22 (guest)

5/3/2009, 3:21 AM

I perfer Joanne or Joanna. Jonelle is also very nice. Personly I perfer to honour family in the second name eg.Ella Joanne

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