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Joseph or Jake???

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 22:06

Hi there,

Looking for baby names for my 2nd boy. My first boy is called Oliver which I love so want something that goes well with that. I like Joseph Benjamin and Jake Benjamin but can't decide - what do you think? Also what is a good nickname for Joseph should I decide to go with that as not too keen on Joe. Does Josie as a nn sound too girly? Would Joel be a better nn?

Would really appreciate your comments :-)

Thanks!

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sleepyhorse · 15/10/2010 19:30

thereisalight - just looked up your link of Josey Wales....much better way of spelling it. Im liking it!!!!! I agree Josie does sound a bit girlie (its listed under Joseph in my name book though so thats what confused me)

So really happy now, not only have I decided on Joseph but also found a lovely nn, Josey should we ever decide to shorten it.

Thanks again!

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thereisalightanditnevergoesout · 15/10/2010 19:11

As for Josie being girly - maybe spelled differently but sounding the same is this person

And I know I've posted on your other thread - ours is Joe/Joey.

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sleepyhorse · 15/10/2010 18:56

thanks for all your comments - decided to go with Joseph!!!!!

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Thissideofchannel · 13/10/2010 11:25

I don't like either particularly, and I don't think that they travel well into other languages. But if I had to choose, I'd go for Joseph.

Jellykat · 12/10/2010 21:37

Sleepyhorse .. My Jakey boy is actually 22 on Christmas Eve. Yeah Merrylegs-It IS a cool name! Grin

Merrylegs · 12/10/2010 21:03

I have a 13 year old Jake who is very pretty, sporty and popular. He likes his name because no one ever gets it wrong, it is 'normal' without being everywhere and it's kind of a cool name.

(I have to say though, that among his age group, 'J' names are really common - Joe, Josh and Jack being the most popular.)

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sleepyhorse · 12/10/2010 20:56

JellyKat....you and I obviously share the same great taste on boys names LOL... how old is your son? I think Jake is a lovely name.

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Jellykat · 12/10/2010 20:25

NNOOOO... My DS1 is called Jake Benjamin !! and he and i like it !! Smile

Rach109 · 12/10/2010 20:16

Jacob is lovely but do not like Jake!
Joseph is ok as is Joel

proudfoot · 12/10/2010 20:12

Joseph is lovely - much better than Jake

I also like Joel as its own name, not just a nickname

jellybeans · 12/10/2010 19:35

Like both, prefer Jake as like short names for boys.

Clary · 12/10/2010 00:57

Joel is a name, not a nickname for Joe.

If you like Joel call him that.

Ditto Jay, more of a nickname for James, or a name of its own.

Or call him Joseph and just do that. I know a Thomas who is never Tom, because his family never call him that.

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 23:57

Yes I do really love Joseph but my only concern was that i don't want him to become a Joe when he is older which is why am trying to find a nice/different nn, think so far Im liking Joel and Jay??

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Clary · 11/10/2010 23:41

Josie is cetainly a girl.

Oliver and Joseph go well together and are both nice names.

Be aware tho that you will meet many many other Joes/Josephs and yr son will have another in his class most likely. But then that's true of Oliver too so they are a good match.

Jake is also popular; I personally prefer Joseph.

(LOL @ "old man's name" have these people been in a primary school lately?)

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 23:25

pinkyp I like Joseph William out of the 2.

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pinkyp · 11/10/2010 23:15

i agree we should get to pick (and in a way i do see it as MY name and i'm just running it past dh lol),but if he really didnt like a name i couldnt call ds it as i can just imagine dh saying it through gritted teeth lol.My mum didnt like Charlie as a name before he was here but now she'll admit she can't imagine calling him anything else!

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 23:12

whilst we are on the subject of baby names - do you not think that seeing as us women have to endure 9 months of pregnancy (and in my case 6 of those months were spent with constant sickness and a week in hospital on a drip) and then child birth on top of that, that we should get to make the final decision on the baby name? Ok part of me is laughing as Im writing this but the other half of me is serious. Am I being unreasonable?? LOL :-)

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pinkyp · 11/10/2010 23:08

Thank you :) I read somewhere (think it was on here) that Joseph was a good name to have with siblings that had certain names one of which was Charlie. I do think Charlie is an old mans name but i like that, (although its probabily more modern now) so i dont mind that joseph is seen as another 'old' name.
The ideas i have for middle names so far are:
Joseph Michael
Joseph William

I quite like Danny for a boys name too,my dh likes harrison, henry but i'm not too keen.

BunnyLebowski · 11/10/2010 23:03

Joseph definitely. Joe would be my choice of nn (not that it can really be chosen as snice says). Joe is great on a wee lad, a teenager and a grown man. Strong, masculine and non-pretentious.

Jake is beyond wet and meh.

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 23:03

pinkyp - oh my god Charlie is my favourite name!! (not just saying that). It was my first choice but for some reason hubby didn't want it (I was gutted!). And yes I think Charlie goes very well with Joseph. So have you got any middle names you like for Joseph?

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WynkenBlynkenandNod · 11/10/2010 23:02

Another vote for Joseph. You could use my friend's DD's pronounciation of it as a nickname, Jovis ! ( I am joking).

snice · 11/10/2010 23:00

you can't 'choose' a nickname. You can decide how you will shorten a given name but you will have no chance of stopping schoolfriends picking something else.
In my DD's class for instance two boys have had their names shortened to nicknames by the class teacher to distinguish them from duplicates-she didn't check with their mothers first!

pinkyp · 11/10/2010 22:52

sleepyhorse my first ds is called Charlie, what do you think Charlie and Joseph? I do like Jacob ,not to keen on Joel (the school geek was called joel at my school lol)

said · 11/10/2010 22:49

Don't like Jake but do like Jacob. Is that any good?

Joe/Joseph is a great name though - very strong name

Joel - not keen

Minione · 11/10/2010 22:33

Really like Joseph and Joe is cool too.

As a teacher I have taught quite few but they have nearly all been lovely lads (unlike some other names I won't mention)!