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Which boy name do you prefer?

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WhateverTrev0r · 01/06/2016 23:43

We're having our second boy in a few weeks and names are proving more difficult than last time.. However we have now got 2 possibilities, although other suggestions still welcome!

Let me know which you like best out of:
Jesse Alexander
Joey Alexander

Thanks! Ps no, I'm not American...

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OSETmum · 06/06/2016 18:58

Joey, it was our second choice for DS.

SloppyDailyMailJournalism · 03/06/2016 00:44

Joseph first name, Joey second name.

cornishglos · 03/06/2016 00:41

Jesse

pieceofpurplesky · 02/06/2016 13:21

Jonah non Joe/Joey

hollieberrie · 02/06/2016 13:01

Jesse is a lovely name and much less popular than Joseph (I speak as a primary teacher).

AtiaoftheJulii · 02/06/2016 12:59

Love Jesse. And yes, it does go well with Calvin Smile

almapudden · 02/06/2016 12:57

I like Jesse and think it goes well with Calvin. Joseph is okay but a bit boring.

DerelictMyBalls · 02/06/2016 12:54

I don't like Jesse or Joey at all. Alexander is lovely, though!

SirChenjin · 02/06/2016 11:48

Dislike Jesse - probably because "you big jesse" is an insult up here.

Joey Essex Sad

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 02/06/2016 11:45

Joseph nn Joey

I hate Jesse for a boy, know far too many girl Jessie's which I think is a really pretty name.

NapQueen · 02/06/2016 11:44

Calving and Jesse.

LadyAntonella · 02/06/2016 11:42

Jesse is lovely and a lot less used than Joseph (where I live anyway). I think it also goes better with Calvin. They are both a bit American in a lovely way.

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WhateverTrev0r · 02/06/2016 10:32

Thanks so much for the replies.

My heart says Jesse but head says Joe or Joseph (although not sold on either)

Our first is Calvin and he was easy to name!

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Sofie565 · 02/06/2016 09:30

I like Joey :-)
Jesse works too but I think Joey sounds better with Alexander

NoCapes · 02/06/2016 09:28

Oh I love love love Jesse, I wanted it for Ds2 but DP wouldn't let me because it's a 'girls name' moron!

I can't get on board with just Joey, it's not a whole name by itself

How about Joshua?

juneau · 02/06/2016 09:25

Of course you could always go for Joseph and called him Joey at home.

juneau · 02/06/2016 09:23

Jesse - because its a proper name.

I just can't imagine a 50-year-old bloke called Joey - its too babyish.

JuliannalovesCliveBixby · 02/06/2016 09:12

I fail to see how being called gay or like a girl are insults. Hmm

Half my family is Scottish, they love the name. The other half are English. They said everyone would think he was a girl and the Scottish would take the piss. They were wrong.

JuliannalovesCliveBixby · 02/06/2016 09:07

Jesse. I have a Jesse and everyone old duffers warned us we'd get shit for naming him that. He'd get mistaken for a girl, people would laugh etc etc. Never happened!

Agadooo · 02/06/2016 09:04

Not Jesse-very feminine sounding and in scotland it's used as an insult if someone is gay. Not keen on joey either-hows about Jonah?

LolaStarr · 02/06/2016 09:00

I love Joey. I'm pregnant with DS2 and he's going to be a Joey Smile

BertrandRussell · 02/06/2016 08:58

Joseph.

Joey when he's a baby- then Joe or Joseph as he grows up.

LadyAntonella · 02/06/2016 08:53

Jesse Smile

BendydickCuminsnatch · 02/06/2016 07:34

Jesse!

septembersunshine · 02/06/2016 07:26

Joey. Hands down.

Just because Jesse could be confused with Jess/Jessica/Jesse in the classroom. And who wants to be the only boy Jesse among a gang of girl Jesses? Joey is nicer then he could become Joe in later years. Jesses leaves him with the shortening of Jess.

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