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Judith or Julia?

38 replies

Missmodular · 02/03/2009 16:10

I'd love to call my next dd Judith - Jude for short - but I'm worried the full name sounds a little austere. So am thinking of Julia as a 'safer' option. However, not so keen on the nickname 'Jules' which it will inevitably become!

What do people on here think?

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VeryAnnieMary · 02/03/2009 17:24

Judith is lovely - but then (a) I have a dear friend called Judith; and (b) I adore the softness of names ending in "th" - feminine without being cloying - like Edith, Ruth, Delyth.

Julia is nice too. Roman, isn't it? Elegant.

boogeek · 02/03/2009 17:11

I like Juliet best of all, but also Julia and Judith. Love Jude: think Judy is revolting ;)

ScummyMummy · 02/03/2009 17:05

Like Julia or Juliet.
Dislike Judith and Judy. Jude is so so.

ZZZen · 02/03/2009 17:00

find Judith more interesting as a name than Julia, although Julia is also nice

atowncalledalice · 02/03/2009 16:56

I like them both, but prefer Julia at a pinch.

jobschmob · 02/03/2009 16:30

I like Judy too.

IwishIwereonthebeach · 02/03/2009 16:23

Oh please don't diss Judith! The Judith I know is fantastic, pretty and has loads of friends. I call her Judith because I've known her ages, but her more recent friends call her Jude and she really does suit both. I know she thinks her name is old fashioned, but its actually more unusual, because even 60 years ago, not many people were called it.

It means princess and is hebrew. I don't know about Julia which I still like!!

Quite like Juliet too.

MrsMattie · 02/03/2009 16:21

Juliet is the nicest of all, I think.

Julia is nice.

Not keen on Judith.

Jude is a boy's name, to me.

Sidge · 02/03/2009 16:20

Julia or Juliet.

MUCH nicer than Judith.

MaryAnnSingleton · 02/03/2009 16:17

why can't you just go for Jude as it is (I knew a female Jude)

IwishIwereonthebeach · 02/03/2009 16:17

I love both names and have good friends with both. Jude is a better shortening than Judy as its more funky, but I don't think Judith is too austere. It writes beautifully as well.

Julia is lovely too and shortens nicely to Jules.

Go for it!

MumOfBaby · 02/03/2009 16:17

Julia or Juliet are soooooooooooooooooooooo much nicer. Jude is nice for a girl or a boy but Judith is just disasterous in my opinion- surely that is a very old lady's name? I have an old aunt judith. No No No.

Of course it's your opinion that counts

Legoleia · 02/03/2009 16:11

What about Judy?