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Joey for a girl?

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LuckyOwl28 · 04/08/2012 08:33

We have just found out we're around 5 weeks pregnant! (Literally an hour ago lol).

We have been discussing baby names for years, and love Jack and Joey for boys but are really stuck on girl names. I love the name Joey so much (apart from the unfortunate TOWIE link which I hope will die down before due date), that I wouldn't mind it for a girl.

What do you think?

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birdofthenorth · 04/08/2012 08:39

I like it but I think Joely or Joni would be even better.

birdofthenorth · 04/08/2012 08:39

PS CONGRATS!

BikeRaceRunningRaceNoSkiing · 04/08/2012 08:40

Worked ok on Damson's Creek.

JambalayaCodfishPie · 04/08/2012 08:41

I know a female Joey - but I think she's a Josephine really?

I like it though! Smile

mrsbugsywugsy · 04/08/2012 08:46

It would be better to call her Josephine or Joanna or and shorten it to Joey.

Jodie and Josie are nice too.

birdofthenorth · 04/08/2012 08:49

Joey on Dawson's Creek was short for Josephine outing myself as a teenage geek

VolAuVent · 04/08/2012 09:27

Josephine or Joanna as full name, with Josie or Jo as nicknames are nice, or you could opt for Joey as nickname.

roughtyping · 04/08/2012 09:29

Congratulations!

I have a friend who's a Joanne but she's only called Jo or Joey. Lovely name :)

MagicMikesThong · 04/08/2012 09:30

Like it

CeCeMazycktowinparaolympicgold · 04/08/2012 09:31

My DD has a friend called Joey.

However, for people of a certain age it will always have the Blue Peter connection (sorry).

Devora · 04/08/2012 09:31

I love Joey and Josie.

Were you a Chalet School books fan? Smile

Oh, and HUGE congratulations!

CeCeMazycktowinparaolympicgold · 04/08/2012 09:40

Just to let you know the connotations of using Joey as a name. For a generation it is used as an insult.

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LuckyOwl28 · 04/08/2012 09:44

Thanks for all your suggestions. I understand the way of thinking that it's best to choose the traditional name and shorten it, but I don't really like any of them to be honest, and I've always thought it pointless to choose a name you're less keen on just to shorten it to one you do.

I'm familiar with the Dawson's Creek link but not Blue Peter. A more personal link that may be the decider is that my Nanna's budgie is called Jo-Jo (sometimes called Joey). I don't think she'd approve lol!

I do like Josie too though.

Devora - No, I'm not, presuming it has a link with my username? It's actually referring to our (mainly my husband's) football team- Sheffield Wednesday aka The Owls

xx

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VolAuVent · 04/08/2012 09:50

I think of it as a male name because of Joey on Blue Peter.

VolAuVent · 04/08/2012 09:55

He was Joey Deacon, not Deakin as the above link suggests. Joey was short for Joseph. Joey Deacon was featured on Blue Peter for the International Year of the Disabled. He had cerebral palsy and was presented as an example of a man who achieved a lot in spite of his disabilities.

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LuckyOwl28 · 04/08/2012 10:02

Oh right! I've never heard of him actually, may have a google in a bit!

If anything I think of Joey from Friends or (sadly) Joey from TOWIE - even though I don't watch it.

I have worked with children for the last 4 years and never seen a boy or girl called Joey, I'm hoping the TOWIE craze won't spawn an army of them, but I'm pretty sure there will be very few girls called Joey (hence the appeal).

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mrsbugsywugsy · 04/08/2012 11:23

'I've always thought it pointless to choose a name you're less keen on just to shorten it to one you do'

I think the point is that your daughter might prefer the full name, or a different nickname, so by giving her the long version you are giving her more choice when she is older. Some girls/women would be happy having a primarily boy's name, others wouldn't, so why not give her the option?

I admit I also thought of the Joey Deacon thing. He was actually an amazing person but when I was a kid it was used as an insult, which is awful.

EdithWeston · 04/08/2012 11:36

I like the name.

I have a really strong association for it to the Chalet school books. As they've been read by generations of girls since the 1950s, I think you might find that more widespread and durable an association than a recent TV programme that not that many people watch.

(Will be watching to see if any other Chalet fans comment on this thread!)

VolAuVent · 04/08/2012 11:39

Some of us are showing our age I think! The Blue Peter episodes were in 1981.

EdithWeston · 04/08/2012 11:50

Sorry devora hadn't spotted your post when I posted!

Janoschi · 04/08/2012 14:47

I have a shortened name on my Birth Certificate. Never minded at all. If you like Joey, use it! The idea of using full names is pretty recent actually - looking at birth records for the 1900-1920s throws up a lot of Annies, Nells, Joes, Didis, Dollys, Megs, Lizzies, Mollys etc.

I know a 60 year old Joey. She's a professor at Harvard and as funky as they come.

MoreLithiumPlease · 04/08/2012 14:51

I don't like it as a main name to be honest. As a nickname though it's fine.

Littleplasticpeople · 04/08/2012 17:47

I like it. I have been keen on Josephine for a while, but unsure about josie. This has made me keen again!

WopBopALooBop · 04/08/2012 19:12

Love it! It's been on my list since I was about 16 but DH doesn't like it. Go for it!

debdee · 04/08/2012 19:20

Love it! :)