It always makes me think of the time when I was a child and I asked my mother about my brother's name. His name was
John nn
Johnny. I asked her, "Mommy, is
Johnny's name really
Jonathan?" And she said, "No, of course not! I hate that name!"
So there was one negative opinion, lol. I actually like it more than I like
John, it's got more character and is more interesting, IMO. The only
Jonathan I've known is called
Jon and does not want to be called
Jonathan. I think it's worth bearing in mind that many Jonathans must be called
Jon which sounds just like boring (to me) old
John.