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Original poster

Help me decide please - Jacob or Joseph

42 replies

needaweekoff · 02/05/2024 09:23

Dh and I can't agree and keep going back and forth.

Jacob (Jake) or Joseph

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WrongSortOfPoster · 02/05/2024 10:44

Joseph. Which sounds best with your surname, Jake or Joe?

mrsed1987 · 02/05/2024 10:37

I prefer Jacob to Joseph but I don't like Jake

Lotsalotsagiggles · 02/05/2024 10:34

Joey?

ViveLaOeuf · 02/05/2024 10:31

Joseph is lovely

LauderSyme · 02/05/2024 10:30

They are both lovely names.

I think Joseph is much more likely to constantly get shortened to Joe than Jacob is to Jake.

I prefer Jacob and Jake to Joseph and Joe.

stopringingme · 02/05/2024 10:29

Both are lovely names but I like Joseph slightly more than Jacob

PrincessHoneysuckle · 02/05/2024 10:28

Joseph nn Joe.

Jacob is really common

MissedItByThisMuch · 02/05/2024 10:28

Much prefer Joseph and love Joe.

Thmssngvwlsrnd · 02/05/2024 10:26

Joseph

TenThousandSpoons · 02/05/2024 10:26

Both lovely. I’d go for Joseph.

virginqueen · 02/05/2024 10:25

Obviously I meant Jake and Joe !

virginqueen · 02/05/2024 10:24

I love them both, and also the shortened versions, Jane and Joe. They are classic names that will suit the child throughout his life. Too many names now only seem to work for small children. You've got to think about them at 18, 38 or 58 !

Moreteaandchocolate · 02/05/2024 09:31

Both are lovely - I can see your dilemma! Joseph is less common, if that’s important to you? I personally prefer the full name Joseph to the full name Jacob, but I prefer the short version Jake to Joe! I think I’d personally pick Jacob / Jake as in the long run it’s likely that the short version of the name is the one he’ll use most often

starlingcook · 02/05/2024 09:29

I don't like Jacob it doesn't quite roll off the tongue, I like Jake better but prefer and Joseph.

Sunshineclouds11 · 02/05/2024 09:29

Jacob

Snoopystick · 02/05/2024 09:25

Both names are lovely but there seems to be a lot of Jacobs so I’d choose Joseph.

Newuser75 · 02/05/2024 09:24

Both lovely names. I prefer Jacob over Joseph but Joseph over Jake.