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Joshua or Joseph?

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ValentinaLouise · 02/09/2023 17:21

Which name do you prefer?

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UsernameIsHarderThanBabyName · 11/10/2023 16:09

Joseph - beautiful name

peaceinourtime · 10/10/2023 10:42

Joseph for sure. It’s a great name with lots of nickname potential, JoJo is really nice. I’ve never liked the name Joshua/Josh. In fact I’ve only known one would would be in his 40s now who uses the whole name.

coxesorangepippin · 10/10/2023 03:17

Joseph

user1492757084 · 10/10/2023 02:13

Joseph

AutumnColours9 · 10/10/2023 01:03

Joseph

Jowak1 · 03/09/2023 22:39

My son is Joshua and as he's got older we call him Josh so I love the name. I also love Joseph but didn't choose it as my name is Jo and didn't want two Jo/Joes!

MillenialAvocado · 03/09/2023 22:33

Joseph (DS is a Joseph) but like Joshua too

uncomfortablydumb53 · 03/09/2023 22:33

Both nice names but I'd choose Joshua

Amwondering69 · 03/09/2023 22:31

My son is a 28 year old Josh and we have never actually met another Josh . He is awesome and a lovely inside and out. He is stupidly intelligent and an ecologist.

HoliHormonalTigerLillyTheSecond · 03/09/2023 22:30

Hmmm I'd go Jake or Jack over both.

TheFormidableMrsC · 03/09/2023 22:27

I've got a Joseph. I don't shorten it.

Wonkypumpkin · 03/09/2023 22:04

Joseph, my son’s middle name, chosen after his Great Grandad “Joe” - Love the name.

Joshua I really dislike.

specialk9 · 03/09/2023 21:59

Oh I absolutely adore both of these names ! They were on the list for my boys but I don't like Josh or Joe and just know they would get shortened in time !

If I had to pick one, I'd choose Joseph.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 03/09/2023 21:36

Joseph.

They were both done to death at the turn of the century but because Joseph had been consistently fairly popular until then it feels classic. Despite being a very old name Joshua was fairly unusual before the 90s and it therefore feels a bit more dated.

Xanadu58 · 03/09/2023 13:43

Joseph

fourelementary · 03/09/2023 13:38

Joel is lovely or Joseph as Joe is nice. Not Joshua- very dated imo.

ThePoshUns · 03/09/2023 13:36

Joseph
I can't say Joshua unless I'm Rachel from Friends annunciation

user1492757084 · 03/09/2023 13:35

Joseph and Joe.
Joshua never grows up. It's a Peter Pan name to me.

faban · 03/09/2023 13:11

All the Josh's I know are so whingy and just general wet blankets. I love the name Joseph/Joe/Joey and they're all great kids/guys

FrogletandMe · 03/09/2023 13:10

Joseph. I also like Joel.

SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 03/09/2023 09:14

I prefer Joseph. There were a lot of Joshua's born early 2000s and I think it's slightly dated now.

Can I add Josiah to the mix?

Fridaysgirl17 · 03/09/2023 09:00

CountTo10 · 02/09/2023 21:55

Me too! Joshua I'd always loved but unfortunately his Dad didn't so Joseph was the compromise name. Thankfully when I gave birth and he went to phone his Mum she didn't like Joseph and preferred Joshua. Being a Mummies boy he then agreed to call our son Joshua. Only decent thing his Mum's ever done 😂😂😂😂.

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I loved Joshua, Jayden was in the mix too for us those were out 3 top names, I liked Jayden but my ex partner wasn't such a fan (funnily enough his newest son with OW is called Jayden 🤣). My son was born on my uncles birthday who had passed just before I found out I was pregnant & he was Joe so it felt right to use Joseph & in the end we both loved it & it really suits him, I couldn't imagine him being a Joshua now.

mrwalkensir · 02/09/2023 22:56

Both are great - plenty of options for shortened version etc. I have a Josh and he is a complete brick.

Hazelnut9 · 02/09/2023 22:42

I vote Joseph. But Joshua is also lovely.

Whatsthepoint1234 · 02/09/2023 22:41

Joseph - Joshua seems a bit dated. Lots of Joshua’s/Josh’s in their late teens/early twenties.