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Thoughts on jesse or jude

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NewBabyonboard · 03/03/2023 10:03

Thoughts on jesse jude for a boy

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DrFoxtrot · 05/03/2023 01:34

I like Jedd suggested by PP. Jesse is ok, I'm not keen on Jude - I don't tend to like the sound 'oo' in names, like Ruby or Juno. But I'm not naming your baby! So go with what works for you.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 05/03/2023 01:06

Not Jesse.
John?

user1492757084 · 04/03/2023 02:47

Jedd is handsome. or James Edward - Jed

DeadbeatYoda · 03/03/2023 23:01

Both

IsThePopeCatholic · 03/03/2023 22:36

Both are great.

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 22:20

The insult is jessie.

But that sounds exactly the same as Jesse!

Luredbyapomegranate · 03/03/2023 21:53

I like both, I’d go for Jesse because Jude seems to be getting very popular.

Also like Jerome and Jethro

daisypond · 03/03/2023 20:32

BeaKind · 03/03/2023 20:29

I love Jesse. Is it really still an insult a Scotland? Would be interesting to hear the age of people who think it is to see if it’s just a generation thing 🤔

No. And it never has been. The insult is jessie. Jessie and Jesse are unrelated names, one female, one male.
www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/jessie

BeaKind · 03/03/2023 20:29

I love Jesse. Is it really still an insult a Scotland? Would be interesting to hear the age of people who think it is to see if it’s just a generation thing 🤔

daisypond · 03/03/2023 17:18

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 14:11

Jesse is an insult in Scotland.

Isn’t that Jessie?

shoopshoopdedoo · 03/03/2023 17:16

I like Jude. Not so keen on Jesse, personally.

ZeldaB · 03/03/2023 15:31

I think with boys it’s so important to give them a name that doesn’t invite teasing.

Jesse = sounds like a girl’s name, plus apparently it’s an insult in Scotland

Jude = He’ll hear the song “Hey Jude” a lot and as someone upthread it means Jewish in Germany.

What about Josh / Joshua? Jake? Etc etc

playgroundwarrior · 03/03/2023 14:27

Jude is incredibly popular. I know so
many now. Nice name though. Not so keen on Jesse as it reminds me of Neighbours circa 98.

ISpyCobraKai · 03/03/2023 14:25

Jude.

SomethingAboutNothing · 03/03/2023 14:18

I love both of them. Great choices.

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 14:11

Jesse is an insult in Scotland.

Reddahlias · 03/03/2023 14:10

Both VERY feminine sounding to me, but that's because I know several Jessies (Jessicas) and Jude/Judys (Judith).

Jude is the German word for Jew. So it doesn't travel well internationally

Blueberry40 · 03/03/2023 13:33

Jesse is okay but really love the name Jude for a boy ❤️

FlowerTink · 03/03/2023 13:32

Love Jude! I know of 2

Twoinapod · 03/03/2023 13:08

I love Jesse, I know several (all boys ranging from 20s to primary school) none have encountered any issues

I really don’t like Jude. I only know of one but he gets his life narrated in rhyme, Jude the dude, Jude’s in a mood, Jude wants some food, Jude’s just pood. This is by family members and I just cringe for the lad.

LightHousePanda · 03/03/2023 12:46

I'm not surprised that boys called Jesse face issues like one of the other posters detailed. In the USA it seems to be an established boy's name here but I think especially for older people and those not familiar with Breaking Bad in the UK it's a girl's name. Also, it's been used like the name Sissy in Scotland so I definitely wouldn't use it.

I'd choose Jude over Jesse but I don't like either - sorry.

Hobbesmanc · 03/03/2023 12:39

Love Jesse. It's popular as a boys name in the US. Like Jesse Pinkman lol. Jude also great as a stand alone name. He was a saint wasn't he. I like those biblical J names. Jonah, Jacob, Joshua, Joel.

MyOtherUsernameIsDave · 03/03/2023 11:36

I know a Jesse and about 3 Jude’s.

kenne · 03/03/2023 11:19

Calling a man a "Jessie" is an insult in Scotland so I wouldn't go for that.

Jude is nice.

Viviennemary · 03/03/2023 11:17

I wouldn't go for Jesse though I quite like it. Too much chance of it being mistaken for a girls name. Jude is ok though I'm not personally that keen on it.