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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Noah or Jude..?

16 replies

Ellie78 · 24/02/2013 08:27

So ds3's arrival is imminent and we have been changing our minds between these two for the past 9 months...
I know they are both quite popular at the moment but love them both. Our surname begins with I and is 2 syllables. Thinking James as a middle name for Noah but not sure about what with Jude.
Would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!

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Vijac · 24/02/2013 08:28

How about Jude Noah ...?

youmaycallmeSSP · 24/02/2013 09:09

Jude. There are zillions of Noahs under 5 here.

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Ellie78 · 24/02/2013 10:05

Have thought about combining the two but to be honest am secretly holding one back in case we go for dc4 which would undoubtedly be another boy!

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Littleturkish · 24/02/2013 10:13

Love love Jude.

Jude William

Jude Stephen

Jude Richard

Definitely polysyllabic for middle name.

Blanketsandpillows · 24/02/2013 14:22

They are both lovely names. I think I marginally prefer Jude though.

Anjou · 24/02/2013 14:28

Jude is absolutely lovely and pretty timeless, (in my opinion anyway!). Name preferences are such a personal thing, but I would agree that Noah is incredibly popular (don't want to say 'common') and I think it might date quite quickly due to how many there have been in 5-6 year period. If that doesn't bother you though, just go with your heart! Good luck!

nectarini1983 · 24/02/2013 20:44

I like both but Noah just so popular. ..in Kent any way. He prob wouldnt be the only Noah in his classyat school.

Just hard to put a middle name with Jude with it being so blunt.

Good luck!

12ylnon · 24/02/2013 20:46

I have a Noah (Noah Elliott B), my friend has a Jude. I like them both. Jude is slightly less popular than Noah though (He's 7, so it wasn't particularly popular when we chose it!)

3monkeys3 · 24/02/2013 21:27

We have a Jude! He is 4 and we've only ever encountered one other.

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Ellie78 · 25/02/2013 09:19

Thanks everyone. Baby Noah arrived last night. He looks more like a Noah than a Jude so will save Jude for the next one :-)

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youmaycallmeSSP · 25/02/2013 10:00

Congratulations!

samlamb · 25/02/2013 12:02

I have a Jude ! Middle name Jackson...he's pretty special :)

I say Jude obs!

samlamb · 25/02/2013 12:03

Oh congratulations !!

Nancy66 · 25/02/2013 12:52

Both lovely names but as others have said NOah is very popular and will, I suspect, be the next Jack

Nancy66 · 25/02/2013 12:53

Shit....sorry, just read that you have called him Noah!

Congratulations and ignore what i said.

JugglingFromHereToThere · 25/02/2013 13:02

Yay congratulations

I just popped on here to vote for Noah as I love it !

Classsic IMHO, and reminds me of a very sexy tennis player from a few years back ! Also all those animal associations are quite cute and cool I think

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