Right. Give me the negatives for Josephine...

[weeblueberry]

I'm prepared. Let me have it.

Why do you hate it?

[namchan]

Sorry, I love the name Josephine. Love Josie too!

[weeblueberry]

So do I!

I love pretty much al the shortened versions but want to hear potential downsides and nicknames I might not have considered...

[MrsKwazii]

Not tonight

[botandhothered]

My middle name. I like it!

[Artigene]

Love it. I''m not mad keen on Josie which sounds v 80s to me but I love Joey, JoJo, Jo, Joss etc.

[booge]

I like it, I used to wish I was a Josephine.

[Bearandcub]

None - it's great.

[WhichIsBest]

I am scraping the barrel but how about "It's quite long when you are learning to write your name"?
That's al I can come up with. Great name.

[shepherdsdelight]

It's a lovely name - and all the shortened versions.

[ScooseIsLoose]

I am a josephine and I am fabulous!

[Greensleeves]

I love Josephine. It's beautiful, classic, not frilly and has lots of diminutives to choose from.

I knew a really gorgeous German girl called Josefina, she was Fina for short. Really pretty.

[weeblueberry]

Awww you ladies aren't helping.

I really do love it. And I like all the shortened versions too which is almost unheard of.

I did consider the long name part WhichIsBest but strongly suspect by the time she comes to write it she'll probably be known as something shorter.

[scripsi]

Love it, friend of mine from school is a beautiful and clever Josie.

[McKayz]

I love it. Can't think of a single negative.

[CaseyShraeger]

I really like Josephine. One of my DDs has it as a middle name but I like it as a first name. The only downsides I can think of are getting a lifetime full of "Not tonight, Josephine" jokes and that Josie has the "Josie Grossie" nickname (and I wouldn't have thought of that myself, but it was in that Drew Barrymore movie).

[MrsMangoBiscuit]

I can't help but think of the

I do think it's a really pretty name though.

[RedJeans]

I have always been very biased about Josephine because I knew a terrifying girl called Josie in Primary school.

However this thread has made me change my mind and realise that its actually a rather lovely name go for it OP!

[ScooseIsLoose]

I was called Josie grosie in school and also Josie jump or Josie and the pussycats but kids will come up with something no matter what the name is. I like being the only person I know with my name and have only ever met one other Josie.

[farmersdaugther]

Only is you give her the nn Posy...

Love love love

[Devora]

Lovely name

[BlueChampagne]

No major negatives. If she's known as Jo it will be an absolute breeze when she learns to spell her name! Lots of nice diminutives. Not tonight is the only downside and it's not a biggie.