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Jove

98 replies

HaveAThink · 29/07/2026 10:33

What do you think of Jove for a boy?

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upupandaway45 · 30/07/2026 10:44

I like it but I’d spell it jovie like on the elf film.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 30/07/2026 10:45

Prefer Jovi if you had to but you'd get "are u a bon jovi fan" all the time

SwirlyGates · 30/07/2026 10:46

God, no!

Tablesandchairs23 · 30/07/2026 11:10

Awful.

HugoThatway · 30/07/2026 11:42

upupandaway45 · 30/07/2026 10:44

I like it but I’d spell it jovie like on the elf film.

But it's not Jovie, it's Jove. It wilt be like spelling Jude as Judie.

giddyboo · 30/07/2026 11:44

Awful.

Thechateau · 30/07/2026 11:52

Awful. He would have people making by Jove jokes every day of his life

Excellentsausages · 30/07/2026 13:18

Bitsandbobbles · 30/07/2026 02:48

It’s not my style, but it wouldn’t cause him any issues.

Here’s a genuine question. Which names DO posters on MN like? Are there any? 🤔 I’ve only seen majority dramatic negativity and insults on all of the recent baby name posts.

The most mumsnet approved names seem to be:

Charlotte
Alice

James
Alexander

ResponsiblePopcorn · 30/07/2026 13:49

I would pronounce this Juv, like love with a J and that sounds awful.

I'd rethink this name OP.

HugoThatway · 30/07/2026 14:45

I would pronounce this Juv, like love with a J and that sounds awful. It does.
Why would you pronounce it like that?

MoralOrLegal · 30/07/2026 14:53

HugoThatway · 30/07/2026 14:45

I would pronounce this Juv, like love with a J and that sounds awful. It does.
Why would you pronounce it like that?

To be fair to @ResponsiblePopcorn, -ove words can be like move/prove, or dove/shove, or cove/stove. There's no way to guess if you haven't heard it before!

LoveTheAirport · 30/07/2026 14:58

Excellentsausages · 30/07/2026 13:18

The most mumsnet approved names seem to be:

Charlotte
Alice

James
Alexander

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Ha! My name and my two children there.

LoveTheAirport · 30/07/2026 15:00

couch25kagain · 29/07/2026 22:30

I like it! I did think “By Jove” (I’m in my 30s, and not sure what it comes from, but it’s the only faint reference I have). Surely there are worse associations to have??

I think it’s cool, and it seems that it’s another name for Jupiter, whose Greek equivalent is Zeus (if I’m reading Wikipedia correctly). I have met more than one school age Zeus. Why not Jove?

I see I am in the minority but I don’t really understand the strong reaction some are having. Maybe I’m missing a reference?

Most people seem to be reminded of My Fair Lady ("the rain in Spain") but Jo (or someone anyway) used to say it in the Little Women books I think, among others!

ResponsiblePopcorn · 30/07/2026 15:09

MoralOrLegal · 30/07/2026 14:53

To be fair to @ResponsiblePopcorn, -ove words can be like move/prove, or dove/shove, or cove/stove. There's no way to guess if you haven't heard it before!

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Thats exactly it @MoralOrLegal

Of course I'm familiar with By Jove as a saying but I wouldn't think of it as a standalone name.

@HugoThatway

HugoThatway · 30/07/2026 15:10

MoralOrLegal · 30/07/2026 14:53

To be fair to @ResponsiblePopcorn, -ove words can be like move/prove, or dove/shove, or cove/stove. There's no way to guess if you haven't heard it before!

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That would go for most words, and you can easily look up words and names and their pronunciation.

ForDreamyMintHare · 30/07/2026 15:10

Poor kid.

maddiemookins16mum · 30/07/2026 15:16

Nope. Go with Joel unless you want your child having to correct/explain to each person that asks him his name for decades to come.

wishingonastar101 · 30/07/2026 15:43

I think the expression is from 'My Fair Lady'.... might be wrong. Silly name anyway.

poopoobarneymcgrew · 30/07/2026 15:45

Absolutely beautiful name!

Vaguelyclassical · 30/07/2026 17:17

wishingonastar101 · 30/07/2026 15:43

I think the expression is from 'My Fair Lady'.... might be wrong. Silly name anyway.

You got me doing a bit of research! Actually it turns out Shakespeare deployed it in the late 16th century in Love's Labour's Lost. And it has a lively usage history between then and now.

DoloresDelEriba · 30/07/2026 17:20

SwirlyGates · 30/07/2026 10:46

God, no!

Exactly 🤣

OP has obvs no idea what it means. 🤦🏼‍♀️

paddleboardingmum · 30/07/2026 20:49

It's not great.

How about Jobe
Jude
Joe
Joel

HugoThatway · 30/07/2026 22:07

wishingonastar101 · 30/07/2026 15:43

I think the expression is from 'My Fair Lady'.... might be wrong. Silly name anyway.

by Jove - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

It was in use for over 300 years before Alan Lerner wrote the libretto for My Fair Lady.

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