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Josh short for....

28 replies

iheartmycat · 10/03/2013 01:37

Joseph? Is it too daft as I KNOW it's short for Joshua. But - I desperately want to name the baby (if its a boy) after my dad who died years ago.

I love love love the name Joseph, regardless of it being my dads name, but wouldn't feel comfortable with the baby being 'wee joe' so to speak. I also want my partner to have at least a slight say in naming his child!

So, we are thinking of putting Joseph on the birth certificate but calling him josh for short, as that's a name we also both love. Would people think its too stupid when its actually short for another name altogether?

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monsterchild · 10/03/2013 01:59

Why not say his name is Joseph but for some reason we call him Josh.

DessieLou · 10/03/2013 01:51

Sorry but it does seem a bit odd. How about using it as a middle name? That's the whole point of middle names isn't it? Joshua Joseph sounds great. :-)

KobayashiMaru · 10/03/2013 01:42

Yes, sorry, but you did ask. If you told me he was Josh, short for Joseph, I'd wonder wtf you were talking about, because it isn't.