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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 · 11/10/2010 22:33

Hi pinkyp - whats your first boy called??

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pointydog · 11/10/2010 22:33

I quite like Luke but not Jake. No, not JAke

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 22:29

Im so surprised everyone is going with Joseph and not Jake - as thought Jake was supposed to be a really cool name for a boy?

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 22:26

Yes Joey as in Joey Deacon - therefore everyone unfortunately associates it as negative thing back from the school days when kids would use it as an insult

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thatsnotmymonkey · 11/10/2010 22:25

Like Joel alot, Jos sounds like a NN. Jos could be short for...

Joshua?
Jasper?
Jolyon?

pointydog · 11/10/2010 22:25

I don't like Joel. I just think american prepster for some reason.

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 22:23

Yes do you think Joel is a nice boys name then? what about Jos? (got these nn's from the baby book!). What would you go with Joel or Jos? Or does Jos sound a bit pretentious?

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Tortington · 11/10/2010 22:23

its on urban dictionary, only i am not pasting it as the description is vile

thatsnotmymonkey · 11/10/2010 22:20

Like Joseph

jake-meh

What about Joel?

pointydog · 11/10/2010 22:19

Joey, really? I have never heard of that.

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sleepyhorse · 11/10/2010 22:18

Thanks, yes I guess Joseph is a lovely name isn't it, I got a bit put off at one point as someone in the family made a comment about it being an old man's name - its amazing how people's perception of names are so different. So you don't think Jake is more striking??

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Tortington · 11/10/2010 22:16

don't call the kid joey, joey is a colloqualism a not nice word used as an insult - its meaning is " you have mental health problems"

pointydog · 11/10/2010 22:14

Joseph. I love Joe and Joey.

You can;t use Josie, it's a girl name.

Tortington · 11/10/2010 22:14

josie is a girls name

you dont pick the nick names - their peers do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have a joseph, he is 21 and known as Joe.

sa a child, my special mum nick name for him was joby

JOBY ?

pinkyp · 11/10/2010 22:11

p.s josie sounds a bit on the girley side, how about jay / sef (sp)

SirBoobAlot · 11/10/2010 22:11

Joseph

pinkyp · 11/10/2010 22:10

i'm having my 2nd boy and we've decided on Joseph too,i quite like joe / joey as a shortened version of the name.I'm still undecided on a middle name though