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[Opinions] My Cousin's daughter's name
I had forgotten about this gem in my family tree. My cousin posted about his daughter starting high school this morning. Her name is Jehnoah Elise. Dad (My cousin) is Jacob Allan
Mom is Yaunna.Mommy to
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It sounds pretty but also mismatched. The first H is the only issue, appearance-wise. Jenoah, Jenoa, Genoa, etc. all look smoother. I know nothing about the original spelling or the origin.
I assume that's a confusing way to spell Genoa? Jenoa would be ok, maybe even Jenoah because it looks like they're trying to reference the name Noah and allow for the nickname Jen/Jenny, but that first H has no business being anywhere!
I've no idea. I rarely talk to my cousin other than on occasion. I do know he had no say in the name other than the middle name.
I don’t like the spelling but the name is nice and the combo is ok. Jenoa (or even Genoa) would have sufficed.
Don't really like it
At first I thought it was a biblical name, but this spelling of Genoa is awful.
Dear me. What is that -h- doing there? Just confusing the issue, I think: if they wanted to avoid the Italian town and/or make it feminine, then Jennoa would have avoided Noah and his ark, and also avoided the cry of surprise: Eh? As for the mother: does she have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Seems she yawns a lot ...
Not particularly a fan of Genoa. Less so of Jehnoah. Reminds me too much of my overly fundamentalist childhood. Are they Mormon or some other flavor of Protestant by chance? I'm sure she's a nice kid though, even if it gives me war flashbacks to youth group days 😆😅
They aren't Mormon but my cousin does belong to a Pentecostal church. His contrabution to the name was the middle name. He chose Elise. His ex wife Yaunna chose Jehnoah.
Oh! Is it a different spelling of Genoa? I kept staring and staring at it because something about it seemed so familiar!
Can't say I'm a fan of Jehnoah.
Huh, it's really unique. I like it!