Brother for Joel

[Vika1985]

Any ideas? Love Jude but is Joel and Jude too matchy?

They are quite matchy but it depends on their age gap really - if more than a few years apart they’ll be moving in completely different circles and less sibling association by teachers clubs friends etc

Judah ?

They will be quite close in age. Also concerned both books of the bible!

I think all names have downsides & this is a fairly minor one imo. I’d keep looking for another you both love as much but if not I’d go for it.

Thanks. Think might have to think outside the box, drawn to similar sounding names!

Judoc is another variant. They’re both lovely names though & given half of people are naming their kids things like bush and elephant I really wouldn’t let it stop you if you both love it

What about Ludo?

Haha. Ludo is very cool, not sure I'm cool enough to pull it off!

TBH, I actively avoided my DC having the same first inital although both have middle names stating with the same letter.
When I was younger my grandparents lived with us for a while and anything addressed to D. Surname was always an issue, was it me or grannie?

Jerome or Jeremia

Wilem, Max, Archie

Elliott

Saul

Billy!

Jude is nice.
I think it goes well with Joel

Jamie or jake?

I don't think they're too matchy.
The only similarity is the number of letters and they both begin with a J.
If you actually say the names together. They sound nothing a like.
Other ideas.
Theo. Toby. Rudy. Jeff. Gabe. Sean. Cole. Finn. Ryan. Rory. Liam. Luca

Louis - pronounced Louie

Adam
Evan
Isaac
Luke
Max
Ezra
Guy
Seth
Reuben
Caleb
Eli
Henry
Jesse
Miles
Owen
Peter
Thomas

Thanks, some of these are great. Like Saul very much!

Luke.

I love Joel! Was on our shortlist!
Jude not so much... plus I do think it is a bit matchy.

We also had:
Leon
Nathan
Caleb
Hayden
Aidan
Dominic
Anthony
Lewis
Rowan
Zac / Zachary
Christian
Owen
Isaac
Marcus

Cameron came to mind first.
Or...
Leon
Adam
Freddie
Isaac
Oscar
Evan
Noah
Casper
Cassius
Milo
Isaiah
Asher

Seth

Elijah
Ellis
Aaron
Aiden
Vincent
Hugo
Fraser
Ronan
Harris
Lucas
Oliver
Max
Tobias
Dylan
Ryan
Ashton
Xavier