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Joel or Jude

28 replies

Lilyrudi93 · 16/01/2025 16:09

My final post ever about baby names. Driving myself insane trying to choose between these two names. Worried about Jude being over popular at the moment and worried about the pronunciation issues with Joel. Other than that I love them both! Please help me decide so I can put my mind at rest!

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Moreteaandchocolate · 16/01/2025 16:27

Joel!

Phopet · 16/01/2025 16:20

I very nearly called my eldest son Joel, I love it! Jude is nice but very popular which would put me off.

Lampblue · 16/01/2025 16:12

I would go with Joel. Jude is lovely but does seem to be very on trend right now, whereas Joel seems to be one of those names that is known but never overused. Both are good names though!