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Jude?

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flyingsprocket · 08/08/2015 08:57

Is your instant though a boy or a girl? I love names that fit both but DP is going off this one....

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reuset · 19/08/2015 18:56

As a full given name I'd say boy, as comparatively, and in that context, it's only used for a tiny number of girls.

EmmaWoodlouse · 19/08/2015 14:33

If it's their full name then definitely boy, though it could be short for Judy or Judith for a girl. I don't see that as a reason for not using it for a boy, any more than I wouldn't use George because some girls use it as a short form of Georgina!

pomegranatesandfilms · 19/08/2015 14:29

Jude for a boy and Judy for a girl. I think Judy as a girl's name is lovely.

Sophronia · 19/08/2015 14:26

The only one I know is a woman in her fifties, short for Judith.

JudgeJudySheindlin · 19/08/2015 13:09

I think Jude is a fabulous name. Prefer it for a boy but its a name that would easily suit a girl too.

Blushingm · 19/08/2015 10:55

But it does rhyme with Pooed - sorry

Blushingm · 19/08/2015 10:54

Boy - my brother

He was also patron saint of lost causes and difficult cases

Also Jude the Obscure

sweetpeame · 10/08/2015 08:37

Hate it, it's a very ugly sounding name IMO. I know a male and a female Jude but in my head it's a male name.

pretend · 10/08/2015 07:42

Love - my first reaction is boy, but I like it for a girl too.

Yourface · 10/08/2015 07:39

Wow! Can't believe so many people view it as exclusively male. It's my name (short for Judith...which I hate). Never occurred to me that more people would see it has a boy's name than a girl's!! I actually love it for a boy but it also has some grim connotations if you think of Jude The Obscure!

ScorpioMermaid · 10/08/2015 07:34

Most definitely BOY.
I love it. I have 5 boys and wanted it for the last 2, DH vetoed it though Sad

DevonFolk · 10/08/2015 07:32

Why is it off the list now?

DevonFolk · 10/08/2015 07:31

I have a female friend called Jude and have taught a boy Jude too. I love it for either Smile

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flyingsprocket · 10/08/2015 07:29

Gah *Judes not Jude's!!!!

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flyingsprocket · 10/08/2015 07:28

Thanks! I was considering it for a girl, I only know two Jude's who are both female. I think it's now scratched off the list. Most of my favourite names are ones that can be used for both but I think this is too masculine.

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Bythedowns2 · 08/08/2015 17:03

I love Jude for a boy!

Siennasun · 08/08/2015 15:31

It's become quite a common name for little boys over the last 5-10 years. I work with kids and have known a few little Jude's, mostly boys but occasional girls.
All Jude's I've ever known born before 2000s are exclusively female. I would say it definitely is a name that fits both genders.

morall · 08/08/2015 12:11

Boy, unless it is a nickname

Junosmum · 08/08/2015 12:07

Boy, unless it's a nn for Judith or similar. I love it, as a boys name and as a nn.

MamaLazarou · 08/08/2015 09:12

Boy. There has been a recent and extensive discussion on this name.

TopCivilServant · 08/08/2015 09:10

Boy. (But I know a girl called Jude)

ilovelamp82 · 08/08/2015 09:09

Boy. And love it.

pickwickcrocus · 08/08/2015 09:08

Boy. Love it, would used if for ds if we could have but sadly it didn't go with our surname (too rhymey).

AngryBeaver · 08/08/2015 09:05

Ps I really like the name! Grin

AngryBeaver · 08/08/2015 09:05

Boy. Irish catholic DH has an uncle Jude. He wouldn't consider it for any of ours because of this. But, also my accent makes the name sound dreadful!
Jooooooooooood! Confused

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