I like the name Ethan, and I don't mind the initials as a nn.
I'm married to a T.J., who at 30 still goes by that (mostly because he isn't a fan of his real name, Tyrone James). There is another manager in my workgroup who goes by A.J. also (fn Aaron). So I disagree with the thought process that he automatically won't want to go by that nn when older. Even if he chooses to not go by E.J. Ethan is a nice name on its own.
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I don't like initials as NNs. It's just too 90's for my taste. And they also just seem juvenile. He' not going to want to go by E.J. as an adult, so why start when he's a kid, you know?
Ethan Joshua sounds very nice.
This for me too.
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I don't like initials as NNs. It's just too 90's for my taste. And they also just seem juvenile. He' not going to want to go by E.J. as an adult, so why start when he's a kid, you know?
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This.
I like the name Ethan, and I don't mind the initials as a nn.
I'm married to a T.J., who at 30 still goes by that (mostly because he isn't a fan of his real name, Tyrone James). There is another manager in my workgroup who goes by A.J. also (fn Aaron). So I disagree with the thought process that he automatically won't want to go by that nn when older. Even if he chooses to not go by E.J. Ethan is a nice name on its own.
M/C 9/21/09 | M/C 12/24/09 | BFP 1/23/10
Madeline Rey DOB 9/30/10
TTC # 2 Jan 2013
BFP 3/12/13 | EDD 11/18/13
It's a GIRL! Lydia Marie!
Rainbow Surprise Baby due 05/26/2017
Love both names! Ethan is at the top of our list right now for a first name too.
I know two men in their 30s who go by T.J. so I don't think it's a childhood-only nn
This for me too.
Agreed.
Nice!
Ethan is extremely popular, so it's great as long as you don't mind that.