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Help narrow down our shortlist!

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lostlobster · 17/05/2019 15:07

Me and DH finally agreed on a shortlist. Our last name is one syllable and begins with S. Any middle name suggestions would be helpful too.

Joshua
Otto
Isaac
Ezra
Caspar
River
Leo
Billy
Jude
Oscar
Joseph
Samuel

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NameChangedNoImagination · 17/05/2019 15:51

I like them all. Joshua will be Josh though.

Haz1516 · 17/05/2019 15:49

Joshua and Isaac are two of my favourite boys names. I don't think Joshua is dated. I like Oscar too, although very popular.

Jude is a bit faddy at the moment, Casper still reminds me of ghost, and Otto will date quickly I think. Neutral ob the others.

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 17/05/2019 15:47

Your DS might also prefer the longer version, lots of people do and are never called the short. At DD's nursery there was a Margaret and an Elizabeth and that's what they were always called.

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lostlobster · 17/05/2019 15:43

We don’t like Sam or Joe either, just Samuel and Joseph. We prefer Josh to Sam and Joe. I don’t mind Bill or Ez

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Shadow1234 · 17/05/2019 15:43

Are you happy with some of the other names being shortened?
Samuel - Sam
Joseph - Jo
Ezra - Ez (my sons friend gets called this all the time)
Billy - Bill

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lostlobster · 17/05/2019 15:43

This is so difficult!. I love the name Joshua so much, I just don’t know how I feel about Josh. FWIW, my name has a very obvious nickname but my mum always corrected people and made them call me the long version.

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outvoid · 17/05/2019 15:40

Joshua- very 90s, had its day imo.
Otto- LOVE this name, wish I could use it but DP isn’t keen
Isaac- like it
Ezra- not keen
Caspar- like it
River- not a fan
Leo- the lion, not a fan
Billy- nope
Jude- great name, have a Jude myself
Oscar- classic
Joseph- a bit outdated
Samuel- very 90s again

I’d go with Jude or Otto

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 17/05/2019 15:40

you can only control what you call him.

FWIW, all of DH's siblings (4 in all) have 2 and 3 syllable names, all with common shorts - apart from one of the siblings, his parents call all the others by their full name, always, and they all call each other the full name too.

(So say DH is Christopher, his parents and siblings always call him Christopher, but friends usually call him Chris.)

Shadow1234 · 17/05/2019 15:39

I know three Joshuas and they are all called Josh. Think it's hard to avoid a shortening, especially when they get to school age, it just happens amongst friends.

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lostlobster · 17/05/2019 15:26

If we could make sure he’s just Joshua we’d name him that right now. We don’t mind Josh, but much prefer Joshua

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starkid · 17/05/2019 15:22

Ok my top 3 are:
Joshua
Caspar
Samuel

Can't guarantee he won't ever end up being a Josh though I'm afraid

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lostlobster · 17/05/2019 15:12

Thought I should point out that our favourite is Joshua by far, but we’re worried about him being Josh which we don’t like

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user910 · 17/05/2019 15:12

Otto
Ezra
Caspar
Jude

WeepingWillowWeepingWino · 17/05/2019 15:08

Isaac
Ezra
River