Jude or Arthur

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These are our top choice boys names for babe due in the new year, and we're struggling to choose between them. We love them both and will use whichever one we don't choose for a middle name anyway.

I think I slightly prefer Jude, particularly as it seems to be less common, but interested to hear others thoughts.

Jude Arthur
Or
Arthur Jude

I prefer Arthur Jude.

I absolutely love Jude. Go for it!

Arthur!

Love Jude. Would have been my first choice if I'd had a son. Unfortunately my DP hates it and I had girls. Arthur is ok.

Arthur Jude

JUDE!!!! Such a great name, Arthur rather stiff and old fashioned.

I love the name Jude but think Arthur Jude flows better..... depends what it sounds like with your surname though.

I love Jude.

arfarfanarf

I love both - which goes better with your surname?

Jude is lovely but Arthur to me sounds like a grumpy old man, so I'd go for Jude Arthur...no one ever uses their Middle name so it really doesn't matter how it flows.

They're both popular atm but in different ways. Jude has sprung from nowhere and leapt up the charts and Arthur is part of the old man name revival. I don't think either is unusual right now. I know several under 5, both names. Jude has become unisex if that bothers you. My niece and a friend's dd are both Jude.

Arthur Jude flows better if that makes a difference?

Arthur Jude is lovely OP.

They are both fab.n
Wait until he arrives and see which suits him best

Actually, do what arfarfnarf says. It really matters to her

I love them both. Slightly leaning more towards Arthur Jude?

Jude Arthur by a mile!

Love Jude but dislike Arthur, but middle names are rarely used anyway.

Also, people may try and shorten Arthur to Art/Artie but Jude can't be shortened.

Both lovely names which to me have a very different feel.
I think you'll have to wait until the baby arrives to see what suits.
Agree that middle names remain unused generally, so flow is less important than you'd think.

Arthur Jude. But I don't like either name tbh!

Jude is very very popular at the moment. Bit like Noah.
I prefer Arthur.