Jocelyn

[CityDweller]

This week I really like the name Jocelyn for a boy or a girl. DH likes it ok for a girl but point blank refuses to consider it for a boy, claiming he'd get beaten up for it. Thoughts? Would I be dooming my poor little Jos to a childhood of playground torture?

I love it for a boy but I knew one at school rather a long time ago and he did get teased a bit about it. Not hugely, but probably enough to make him cringe at the recollection.

I much prefer it for a boy. I've known two, now very cool men in their 30s and 40s, both known as Joss.

If DH vetoes it for a boy, how about Jostein (as in Gaarder, the author) instead. Norwegian male name. If you're thinking of using Joss mainly anyway, this would work just as well.

I think its much nicer for a boy, sounds masculine to me. I know one who gets called Joss, that is a cool nickname imo.

DS is 4 months old and is a Jos :) he's a Joseph though.

Also Jos Buttler (England cricketer) and Joss Wheedon (writer of Buffy) are both Josephs. If there's 2 famous Jos(eph)s then there must be loads of non-famous ones and it can't be that unusual! However I do get some looks, some 'Jos????'es and had one 'Josh'!

I also looooove Joss for a girl but not Jocelyn or Josephine, so wouldn't have used it for a DD. Contrary to how I usually think, for some reason I feel like Jos(s) needs a longer version . My Jos is always Jos though.