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Baby name idea too much?

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Mammy99 · 12/09/2019 23:27

So I always wanted the name Joshua if I had a son, DH and I decided on naming Ds1 a family name which made sense for our firstborn. Friends then called their son Joshua a few weeks later.im now pregnant again and can’t seem to get over the name...DH had decided on Josiah instead as a compromise which I do like just not as much as Joshua. Would having Joshua for a middle name just be far too much?
I kind of like Josiah Joshua but don’t know if I’ve just talked myself into it because I don’t want to lose a name I’ve loved. Opinions?

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Astronica · 13/09/2019 00:06

Just use Joshua as a first name. It doesn't matter that friends have used it too - it's a pretty popular name.

ALittleBitAlexis · 12/09/2019 23:30

I do think it's too much. I'd just go with Joshua as the first name personally despite friends, but Josiah Joshua really isn't good.

anomoony · 12/09/2019 23:29

I would just name your son Joshua as you originally planned. What does it matter if your friends' son has the same name?

MyOtherProfile · 12/09/2019 23:29

Josiah Joshua is too much. It sounds like that brand with the same name twice that I just can't remember. Joseph Joseph maybe?

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