good name or not? Yes.
popular on not? Yes, extremely, inescapably, perpetually.
who comes to your mind as a first
John?
John Lennon. Then
John the
Baptist. Then
John my priest, then
John the red-headed druggie, then
John the druggie who was so bad his parents sent him to live with his carpenter uncle, then
John David the guy my friend loves, then
John with the ponytail, then
John who used to sit by me in band, then
John my mom's friend, then
John Wesley, then
John Henry my quasi-friend's brother, then
John Reich (my character), then
John Adams, then
John Smith, then Big
John from that old country song. I could go on and on.
is there any other pet from
John besides
Johnny?
Jack. John-john.
Jojo.
what is a 'personality' of that name in your opinion?
John has no personality.
John is every boy in the world.
what middle name goes best with
John?
Benedict. (But I think
Benedict goes best with everything.) Most things go well with
John, but I would pick something interesting and distinctive to counteract
John.
Which is better
John or
James?
Jack? Jackob? maybe
William?
James is better.
Jack is a nickname.
Jacob is worse than
John.
William also is worse than
John. All are good though.
Could it be a name of a brother to
Alan?
Yes.
would you chouse it as a name of your son? No. It is very, very indistinct. But it's still a great name.