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George, Henry or Jacob

42 replies

Thomas17 · 29/06/2020 23:34

Love the classic names and narrowed down to these 3. Any thoughts? Like Henry but bit worried it’s too posh? Like Jacob but not the nn Jake. Ahh very confusing!

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thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 30/06/2020 07:32

Jacob. I really dislike George.

drumandthebass · 30/06/2020 07:23

We have a Henry and we are
certainly not posh. Apart from family occasionally calling him something silly like Henster or "H" he's never been called Harry or been given a nickname. We also have another whose middle name is George and I often wish we'd used George as his first name. I'm not a fan of Jacob at all

Sootybear · 30/06/2020 07:21

I love all three names. My DS is a grown up Jacob and his friends have always called him Jacob as he didn't like Jake. His middle name is Henry and one of his best mates is George!

tanqueray10 · 30/06/2020 07:16

I have a Henry and a George so I’m biased! I don’t think Henry is too posh- we certainly aren’t posh!! Henry was my grandfather’s name and always wanted to use it for that reason. I only know one other boy called Henry but I know a few called Hugo- now that’s posh!!

Lobsterquadrille2 · 30/06/2020 07:13

Jacob definitely. I know an adult Jacob who has never been Jake.

Aria20 · 30/06/2020 07:12

Henry is my favourite of the 3, then Jacob, then George is my least favourite as a first name.

Could you go Henry Jacob Surname or Henry George?

Tootletum · 30/06/2020 07:10

Jacob

Todayisanewday75 · 30/06/2020 07:09

I’m biased but definitely Jacob. He wouldn’t necessarily become Jake though, mine isn’t.

NatalieH2220 · 30/06/2020 07:04

Jacob

ImAncient · 30/06/2020 07:00

I’m Greek & lot of the Jacobs I know use Jack as the informal version.

I love all 3 names actually. No help there.

Angelonia · 30/06/2020 06:59

Jacob is my favourite, don't use it if you hate Jake though!

daisypond · 30/06/2020 06:58

I prefer Henry by quite a lot. Jacob doesn’t fit with Henry and George. It’s a different style of name. John fits. That’s great. If that was on your list, that’d be top.

Lavenderbluesy · 30/06/2020 06:48

Henry will be Harry (maybe Hal, Haz or Hank)

Actually the most natural and obvious one is Hen!

worstwitch18 · 30/06/2020 05:28

All three are great, you can't go wrong with them. Personally I like Henry and George a little more than Jacob but only by a slight margin.

Maybe think about nicknames as well. If you really like or dislike a common nickname for your chosen name it might sway your decision:

George will probably be Georgie
Henry will be Harry (maybe Hal, Haz or Hank but probably Harry)
Jacob will be Jake or Jakie/Jakey

joannew4 · 30/06/2020 05:04

I love classic names too. I personally love George but there already is a George in our family dammit! I agree with the above that Jacob is a lovely name but I don't like Jake. Imagine it called out with your surname in your most hated accent, that ruled out a few of our favourite names when we were deciding

whatausername · 30/06/2020 00:02

Henry if using the full name.

George is a bit plain because it's so used. Jacob is nice enough but I dislike Jake. Also Jakey or Jake is unpleasant slang in some places for an alcoholic or homeless person.

Hatscats · 29/06/2020 23:36

Love all 3

George very popular so I’d go Henry or Jacob.