Message: "Jadon" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Jadon

by Ceara Brede

10/26/2004, 10:52 AM

There is a couple at my church who are missionaries to Italy and are expecting their first child. I don't know if the baby will be a boy or if this is just their choice should it be a boy, but they like Jadon. As far as tryndee names go, this is the only one I don't mind b/c it's actually a Biblical name, but only that spelling. Which brings me to my punchline, if you will. I was about to say, "Oh! It's nice to hear you're using the real form of the name, not some creative spelling," when the woman goes, "Well, we like a different spelling better but with living in Italy it would be too hard for the Italians, and J-A-D-O-N is at least Biblical." *sigh*

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- Oona (guest) +1

10/26/2004, 12:52 PM

Even though it is proper, it has been too distorted by the Jayden/Jaden set for me to ever warm up to it. Plus, its one of those names that reminds me a something you'd see in a science fiction novel with the hard a in the beginning and the -on ending. Look, its Jadon from the planet Mars!

- Isla

10/26/2004, 2:27 PM

ditto...LOL

- Miranda (Randee15)

10/26/2004, 12:47 PM

Yes! Regardless of her reasoning (I say O_o to that, btw), at least the child will have a good, properly spelled Biblical name. :-D

I also like Jaden, as a masculine form of Jade. (I like Jade for boys too, btw.) But any other "spelling"--Jayden, Jaedin, Jaidyn, etc.--are just intolerable to me. Ugh.

Miranda

- hannah

10/26/2004, 12:38 PM

I like it

- Elinor (guest)

10/26/2004, 12:28 PM

I absolutely love Jadon. In the US, it's been ruined by the trendy Jayden / Jaden / Jadyn. Fortunately where I live, Jayden / Jaden / Jadyn doesn't exist, so Jadon comes with no such baggage :-)

- Maya +2

10/26/2004, 11:25 AM

"Oh! It's nice to hear you're using the real form of the name, not some creative spelling." I agree, I prefer the original spelling of names, although I have to say in this case, I somewhat prefer Jaden.

I don't understand why another form of Jadon would be too hard for Italians? If she's worried about that, she should use a name like Leonardo.

- Ceara Brede

10/27/2004, 6:44 AM

I think the spelling she had meant was Jayden, and I think the y would be confusing for Italian-speakers. I don't care for the name at all, but if I had to go with a tryndee name, this would be it.

- Jacks (Schuyler)

10/26/2004, 11:38 AM

Agree

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