Καλησπέρα. Ο γιος μας θα πάρει το όνομα Ιωάννης από τον παππου του, ωστόσο το Γιάννης δεν μας αρέσει για να τον φωναζουμε έτσι. Μας πρότειναν να τον φωνάζουμε Ιωνα και ήθελα να ρωτήσω εάν αυτό ’στέκεται’ η θα φανεί περιεργο/‘ψωνιστικο’ πχ στο σχολικο και κοινωνικό περιβάλλον. Όταν βλέπει κάποιος το όνομα Ιωάννης υποθέτει αυτόματα ότι το παιδί είναι Γιάννης;
Καλησπέρα στην ομάδα. Ο ανιψιός μας (γεννήθηκε από Έλληνες γονείς στην Αγγλία) ονομάζεται Edward/Εδουάρδος. Είναι 18 μηνών και θα επιστρέψουν στην Ελλάδα. Πιστεύετε θα αντιμετωπίσει το παιδί κάποιο πρόβλημα στο σχολείο/κοινωνική ζωή με αυτο το όνομα; Ευχαριστω.
Hello,
We are Greeks currently living and working in the UK with our baby son but may return to Greece in the next couple of years. We are in a dilemma regarding the child’s name. My father-in-law’s name is Ioannis and we will give that to the child as is Greek tradition. However, we found that Ioannis is very difficult for people in the UK to pronounce. As we don’t like Yannis/John much, we are thinking about two alternatives. Either calling our son Ian (with legal name Ioannis) or adding a family name from my side (it’s not my fathers but my grandfathers and brothers name)-Alexandros/Alexander. He would then be named Alexander-Ioannis and can use mainly Alex/Alexander both in the UK and Greece. My husband is reluctant towards this although he likes how the two names sound together mainly because he is worried Ioannis will effectively disappear from the kid’s everyday life (and his parents won’t be happy if it is placed second). I would welcome views on whether Alex/Ian are better for life in the UK and Greece. Could you also let me know whether you think Ian can fare if the child goes to school in Greece? Or can he be bullied for that and would the name default to Yannis sooner or later? Thank you.
Hello,
My husband and I are Greeks (with British citizenship also) currently living and working in the UK with our baby son but may return to Greece in the next couple of years. We are in a dilemma regarding the child’s name. My father-in-law’s name is Ioannis and we will give that to the child as is Greek tradition. However, we found that Ioannis is very difficult for people in the UK to pronounce. Ideally we would like a name that would fare well in both countries. As we don’t like Yannis/John much, we are thinking about two alternatives. Either calling our son Ian (with legal name Ioannis) or adding a family name from my side-Alexandros/Alexander. He would then be named Alexander-Ioannis and can use mainly Alex/Alexander both in the UK and Greece. My husband is reluctant towards this although he likes how the two names sound together mainly because he is worried Ioannis will effectively disappear from the kid’s everyday life (and his parents won’t be happy if it is placed second). I would welcome views on whether Alex/Ian are better for life in the UK and Greece (we still don’t know where he will go to school)? Thank you.
Hello,
My husband and I are Greeks (with British citizenship also) currently living and working in the UK with our baby son but may return to Greece in the next couple of years. We are in a dilemma regarding the child’s name. My father-in-law’s name is Ioannis and we will give that to the child as is Greek tradition. However, we found that Ioannis is very difficult for people in the UK to pronounce. Ideally we would like a name that would fare well in both countries. As we don’t like Yannis much, we are thinking about two alternatives. Either calling our son Ian (with legal name Ioannis) or adding a family name from my side-Alexandros/Alexander. He would then be named Alexander-Ioannis and can use mainly Alex/Alexander both in the UK and Greece. My husband is reluctant towards this although he likes how the two names sound together mainly because he is worried Ioannis will effectively disappear from the kid’s everyday life (and his parents won’t be happy if it is placed second). I would welcome views on whether Alex/Ian are better for life in the UK and Greece (we still don’t know where he will go to school)? Thank you.