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Arthur or Joseph??

49 replies

buckyou · 30/09/2016 19:53

Which do you prefer? Middle name i think William.

Plus are there any good nn's for Arthur apart from Art/Artie? Or just stick with Arthur?

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braceybracegirl · 30/09/2016 19:54

Both lovely names! I like Arthur.

Mybeardeddragonjustdied2016 · 30/09/2016 19:54

Joseph William is fab!!

Wheresthattomoibabber · 30/09/2016 19:56

We call our Arthur Arth. Or Arth Vader. My dad calls him Bath Buns

crayfish · 30/09/2016 19:57

Oh Arthur, definitely.

Wheresthattomoibabber · 30/09/2016 19:57

And we call him Boots. Short for Arthur Barthur Boots. I need to get a life.

Ohdofuckoffplease · 30/09/2016 20:19

Arthur

CPtart · 30/09/2016 20:41

Joseph
But I prefer William Joseph

ThursdayLastWeek · 30/09/2016 20:43

I think Arthur has peaked.
I prefer Joseph but would call him Joe.

DramaAlpaca · 30/09/2016 21:28

Hard to choose but I think I'd probably go with Joseph.

MissCalamity · 30/09/2016 21:55

Joseph definitely biased

Castleonacloud · 30/09/2016 21:59

What about both as in Arthur Joseph?

PalaceResident · 30/09/2016 22:00

Love Arthur.

katemess12 · 30/09/2016 22:02

Ooh, I love both.

It depends whether you like Art or Joe more as a nickname, because they'll get shortened (certainly Joseph will, anyway). I actually don't have a preference.

And they both sound great with William

(No help, sorry!)

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 30/09/2016 22:03

I prefer Joseph

Arthur is nice too but very 'now'. I know at least half a dozen Arthur born in the past 7 years.

Joseph is more of a timeless classic IMO

Nospringflower · 30/09/2016 22:04

Joseph is a nice classic name. Arthur is a more trend name. Not keen on Arthur at all.

sonlypuppyfat · 30/09/2016 22:11

I went to school with an Arthur his every day was made miserable because of his name, funny how times change

idontlikealdi · 30/09/2016 22:12

I like William Joseph.

mishmash1979 · 30/09/2016 22:15

We affectionately call our Joseph William " Jo Jo". Love him xxx

dementedma · 30/09/2016 22:19

Joseph.doesnt have to be abbreviated. Our 14 year old Ds is a Joseph,not aJoe

LowAMH · 30/09/2016 22:26

Joseph William is fab

mishmash1979 · 30/09/2016 23:12

Absolutely dement; our Joseph is only allowed to b called Jo Jo by us. I actually don't like him being called Joe

NuffSaidSam · 30/09/2016 23:59

I actually prefer Arthur, but would go with Joseph just because Arthur is so 'on trend' at the moment.

I prefer William to both of those though. I'd go with William Arthur.

FiveHoursSleep · 01/10/2016 00:06

We have a Joseph William. We call him Jofish as his youngest older sister couldn't pronounce Joseph.

Superstar90 · 01/10/2016 00:09

Love both! Slightly preferring Joseph though as more long lasting and less 'faddy'

Buntysoven · 01/10/2016 00:34

Love Joseph. Really dislike Arthur but that's just my opinion.