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Theo or Jude?

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autumnmoon · 24/02/2015 12:26

I love both names, please help me decide!

Theo
Jude

Which do you prefer and why?

Thanks!

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Sleepingstarsmommy · 27/02/2015 18:13

I have a Jude who is half Egyptian - his Egyptian family love it as it means 'generous' and was chosen because it works both in the UK and Egypt.

My little man is 3 months and when I had him I had not heard of a single other Jude. On the post natal ward a midwife commented she hadn't come accross a Jude before but there was currently 2 on the ward and I've since heard of another 2 locally since having him. Have a feeling that it will be becoming very popular Sad which I would have avoided if I had known.

MrsFbabyNo1 · 27/02/2015 16:03

I love both! Don't think my hubby would go for Jude but I've got it as my favourite name as a middle name!!! Wink

PeasinPod1 · 27/02/2015 15:13

If I have a DS2 he will be Jude so obvs gets my vote. Theo is very very popular.

Reason I love Jude? still usually enough for my liking, not heard everywhere, still definitely very much a real name but still pretty cool, different, Love the shortness of it and think its pretty masculine, strong yet cheeky too.

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autumnmoon · 27/02/2015 09:35

Thanks everyone, very helpful!

So Jude is coming out favourite, with some hesitations around being slightly feminine and not travelling well (?). I'd agree with concerns about being feminine/unisex but surely more commonly a boy's name these days?

Hadn't realised that Theo was quite so popular, still think it's a nice name.

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pinkie87 · 26/02/2015 19:02

I really want Jude if my bump turns out to be a boy. Theo is nice too but very popular.

rootypig · 26/02/2015 17:31

Jude. Theo's a bit soft. (The sound, I mean!)

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Blondie87 · 25/02/2015 19:06

Theo is lovely.

Tistime · 25/02/2015 14:58

Jude is a lovely name

IsadoraQuagmire · 25/02/2015 14:53

I prefer Theo. Don't like Jude because:

  1. It reminds me of Jude The Obscure, an excellent book but very depressing.
  2. It reminds me of the song "Hey Jude" which I loathe.
  3. It reminds me of the extremely repulsive Jude Law.
OneFootIn1999 · 25/02/2015 13:27

Jude. Amazing name.

Theo sounds overtly posh to me, like Crispin or similar.

Glastokitty · 25/02/2015 13:22

People saying that Jude doesn't work internationally, can you please clarify what you mean? Do you mean it won't work so well in Arabian countries? Because otherwise I'm confused. My 13 year old Jude has lived in three countries and had no problems whatsoever. To be honest if my sons name means he isn't accepted in countries that have issues with Judaism, that's fine by me, and I support the Palestinians! If you mean something else, I'd really be interested to hear.

poppydaisy · 25/02/2015 12:52

Theo works better internationally, but is very widely used already.

Jude is jew in German (pronounced Yoo-deh) and will not work that well in other countries/languages. I also find it a little feminine sounding in English.

Glastokitty · 25/02/2015 00:32

I have a Jude, its a fantastic name and gets many compliments.

AhDinnaeKen · 25/02/2015 00:00

I prefer Jude - partly because as said above, Theo is getting to be really popular, and I think it will date a bit. I also just prefer Jude though. If you are worried about it being perceived as feminine you could have Judah as the full name and shorten it to Jude? (I love both)

Sophronia · 24/02/2015 23:54

Jude.

DramaAlpaca · 24/02/2015 22:39

Jude

carbolicsoaprocked · 24/02/2015 22:13

Love both of them. I'd go Theo for first name and Jude for middle.

VainVulva · 24/02/2015 20:44

Jude fabulous!

OverTheHandlebars · 24/02/2015 20:02

Definitely Jude! Such a lovely name.

AnythingNotEverything · 24/02/2015 19:29

Both names are on my boy list rigt now ... I prefer Jude but DH thinks it's a girls' name Confused.

My only issue with Theo is that in our local accent it would be Fee-oh, which isn't quite as lovely

Blahia · 24/02/2015 19:18

Both great names! Theo is getting very popular though, but it's the more international name if the two.

Jude is my favourite, but doesn't work as well as Theo in many countries (which you may well not care about!).

okeydonkey · 24/02/2015 18:56

Jude

loislines · 24/02/2015 18:53

Love Jude for a boy. Theo is just too popular for me now, but it's a nice name if popularity doesn't bother you.

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autumnmoon · 24/02/2015 14:03

ooh congratulations Buscake!

thanks for comments so far...

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