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Help us with something along the lines of Joseph/Jesse

32 replies

PickledElectricity · 31/03/2025 23:23

DP and I are expecting DC 2. Have a girl name picked but struggling with a boy name.

I am 35 weeks so feel like time is running out but also haven't seen anything I really love.

DP has floated Joseph.

I think it's ok but the more I think about it the less I like it, because:

  • not keen on Joe as a nickname and that's probably inevitable
  • Joseph Stalin, Joseph Fritzel, I can't shake those connotations off now that they're in my head.

I quite like Jesse. DP not keen because:

  • it sounds like a girl's name (Jessie)
  • doesn't like Jess as a nn

DS1 name starts with R.

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MoreRabbit · 31/03/2025 23:35

Josiah
Jonas
Jonathan

And in a similar vein (but without the J): Isaac, Sonny, Abe, Reuben, Ezra, Tobias

Enough4me · 31/03/2025 23:34

You mentioned you're other child's name starts with an R, so you like the R sound?
Robin
Robert

Or J names with R in them?
Jeremy

NewtonsCradle · 31/03/2025 23:32

Jack
Jake
Jeremiah
Jeremy/Jerry

YesItsMeYesItsMe · 31/03/2025 23:31

We have a Joseph who exclusively goes by Jos. There are a couple of younger Jos-es locally too, one whose mum told me she saw my Jos’ peg at nursery and used it for her new baby 😁 a nice compliment. I prefer it spelled Joss but DH is a Jos Buttler fan.

Anyway, just suggesting that because seems to fit between Joseph and Jesse.

Also obsessed with the name Joel! But I couldn’t have a Joseph and a Joel sadly 😆

Boys names are SO hard! Feels like such a small pool to choose from.

xmasdealhunter · 31/03/2025 23:30

Jacob
Jessop
Jace
Jackson (Jack)
Jasper
Alexander (Alex)
Benjamin
Callum
Samuel

Roastiesarethebestbit · 31/03/2025 23:30

Jonah

Joel

Joshua

Julian

Jude

Jonny

Differentstarts · 31/03/2025 23:28

I like Jesse. Joseph is ok just a bit meh
What about
Jacob
Joshua
Jace
Jaylin
Joel
Jackson
Jenson