Jude?

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Apparently v popular but all I can think of is poor old Jude the Obscure .

Or for the less well read, the Beatles song.

Or Jude Law.

It's a nice name. I don't know anyone called it, but I don't have any children in primary school any more so if it's had a recent surge in popularity I probably missed it :)

Sorry, short for Judith.

I love it! I have a 2 year old Jude and it just suits him perfectly. I've come across one or two in various baby and toddler groups we've been to over the last couple of years but it's still not that popular. St Jude is the patron saint of lost causes which I quite liked too.

Love it. Wanted to call DS this but OH said no.

Love it

I like Jude.

He's the Patron Saint of Lost Causes.

Love it, but I have a Jude so I'm biased

Love it but DH said it was too depressing (Jude the obscure) and u felt it had got a bit popular recently

Love our, always have.

I like it. Our ds is Joseph Benjamin Jude.

I love it but it was vetoed by dh.

I also like it for a girl, the first time I heard it, probably even before I heard the Beatles song, was Jude in hollyoaks so that's who I actually think of first.

I love it but prefer as a shortening of Judah but DH said no :(

I don't know any

I like it too but Jude the Obscure is so relentlessly grim it put me off from considering it!

I love it but I do come across quite a few little ones.

I didn't know he was the patron saint of lost causes! That's hilarious!

Love it. My first thought would be Hey Jude or Jude Law.

Sounds very feminine. Short for Judy.

I really like it. Only know one who is about 10. Always think of Jude Law and Hey Jude.

The only Jude I know is a woman in her 50s, short for Judith.

I have a Jude and he's 3. Dh and I are die hard Beatles fans and it's been my favourite name for my than 20 years. I hate that it's getting popular but in reality I know of only 1 other in real life who is 2. I still think it's outside the top 50 though so as long as it stays there I can live with it.

It's a great name, ds really suits it and I've had loads of compliments although everyone was totally expecting it considering how much we love the Beatles.

I only know one, he's called Judy though at secondary school.

My nephews name and I love it.

I have a Jude. He's 9 and we have only encountered another once.

I wanted Jude for my boy but DH did not. We compromised on the original name Hey Jude was written for!

I don't like that it comes from Judas, which has very negative connotations.

It also reminds me of the yellow "Jude" badges with the Star of David that Jews were forced to wear in the lead up to/during the Holocaust.

Jude is a jew in German