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Which is your favourite out of these names?

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Bellyrub1980 · 15/06/2014 22:25

Have included the NN we would likely use in each case:

Jessica (Jessie/Jess)
Josephine (Josey/Jo)
Madeline (Maddie)

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PunkAssMoFo · 16/06/2014 10:14

Josephine. It's lovely.

ashesandfire · 16/06/2014 09:44

Madeleine. It's beautiful.

WhereHas1999DissappearedToo · 16/06/2014 07:32

Madeline is gorgeous, honestly don't worry about the association.

Jessica is nice but does seem a bit dated to me. Not keen at all on Josephine.

Artandco · 16/06/2014 07:29

My grandmother is Josephina which I think I prefer to just Josephine. She's Josie by some friends and was at work and Sephie by family and close friends as nickname

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 16/06/2014 07:05

Definitely not Josephine, I really dislike that name. Jessica would be my choice.

CPtart · 16/06/2014 06:59

Josephine

pilates · 16/06/2014 06:55

Bellyrub, love all your names but Jessica is my favourite and the nicknames Jess/Jessie are just as nice.

Delphiniumsblue · 16/06/2014 06:52

Jessica

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Bellyrub1980 · 16/06/2014 06:44

Thank you. I really love Jessie, there's old family history of that name. I was going to go for Jessica purely because it would give her some options. I've never met anyone with either name, so maybe it's just not that popular around here.

Josephine is the one of the few names DP and I totally agree on. I love Josie, Josephine sounds more grown up, so it will age well. We also really like Maisie (have posted a separate thread about this name).

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OutragedFromLeeds · 16/06/2014 02:35

I like Jessica best.

Madeline is lovely, but the association would put me off using it.

I'm not keen on Josephine, although it's perfectly nice.

I don't know any child under 5 with any of those names. I know a Jessica and a 2 Josies in the 5-10 bracket. I don't know any Madelines.

nooka · 16/06/2014 02:21

I like Josephine best, then Jessica.

Guin1 · 16/06/2014 02:17

My favourite is definitely Josephine (Josie).

WildEyedAndHairier · 16/06/2014 01:18

All of them are lovely but I think Jessica is my favourite with Josephine a close second.

MoominAndMiniMoom · 16/06/2014 01:15

Madeleine (but only because I'm a Maddy, short for something else though)
Love Jessica :)
Not as keen on Josephine

WowserBowser · 16/06/2014 01:08

Jessica

ThingsThatShine · 15/06/2014 23:17

Jessica

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Bellyrub1980 · 15/06/2014 23:05

We've had lots of people remind us of the missing Madeline. We hadn't ever thought of that previously.

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manicinsomniac · 15/06/2014 22:58

I have a 7 year old Jessica so I'm biased. I know it's supposed to be really popular (top 20 maybe?) but I only know of 5 (including dd) between the ages of 4 and 16.

I also love Madeleine and quite like Josephine.

BrunoBrookesDinedAlone · 15/06/2014 22:52

Josephine.

Options of Jo, Josie, Posy.

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Bellyrub1980 · 15/06/2014 22:51

Thank you!

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FreeLikeABird · 15/06/2014 22:51

Jessica love Jess for shortened too.

hashtagwhatever · 15/06/2014 22:50

Not keen on Jessica. Think it is just a bit bore.

I like Josephine the most.

BikeRunSki · 15/06/2014 22:48

Josephine is one of my favourite names ever

Devora · 15/06/2014 22:45

Jessica or Josephine. I like Josie.

I don't know any little Jessicas - is it really that popular?

losingmybelt · 15/06/2014 22:45

I like Madeline (and Maddie). I think it's really pretty..
But unfortunately it has a sad association, so I wouldn't choose it.
Jessica is a bit overused these days, but also a pretty name.