nn Josh/Joshy

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Interested to know if anyone thinks you can use the nn josh for a name that isn't Joshua.
I'm asking because I keep wanting to call my son this nn but DH thinks it's ridiculous because his name isn't joshua and thinks it should only be for this.
Wondering if anyone will mention DS name saying it could be used for it.

I'd only use it for Joshua but am guessing he may be called Joseph

The only other name I can think of right now is Josiah but it would be a really flimsy connection. Joshua is the obvious long name and most, if not all, people would assume his name is Joshua. You'd be setting him up for a lifetime of correcting people

Josh = Joshua

Tell your hubby even if you call him Joshua everybody will just call him Josh - I gave up correcting people years ago, used to piss me off but iv just accepted it now. You might as well just call him Josh then your hubby won’t have years of irritation if he did want to name him Joshua.

Every Joshua I know is now automatically called Josh whether they like it or not, no-one is checking if he’s actually a Joshua. Even if you say his name is Joshua they usually immediately call them Josh ?!?

There are no rules to names these days it seems.

Good luck with your baby whatever you decide

Josh as a nn for Joshua or possibly Josiah is fine. I'd probably just go with it if someone said it was short for Joseph Jonas or something similar.

Joshy however is a terrible nickname for anyone!

If you want t call your ds Josh', then give him that name.

Is there a reason you don't want to ?

Oh and nicknames sort of 'evolve', they aren't planned. Thousands upon thousands of people have nicknames that are nothing to do with the name on their birth certificate.

I can only think of Joshua as a name Josh is the nn for?

I know 2 Josiahs but they are known as Joey and Josiah.

And lots of Joseph's but they are all Joe or Joseph,

Sorry if I wasn't clear DS is already named! He is called Josiah and I had thought josh was a legitimate nn but maybe not!

Josiah is a great name. You can give home whatever non you choose.

I think for Josiah the usual nickname would be Jos/Jo? I would presume Josh was named Joshua.

Well, you can call anybody anything you want.

You can call him Bert or Kevin or even Jane if you want to, or big nose or tiny tot or jelly belly. There is no 'rule' to say you can't call anyone you are fond of any pet name you wish to, but, if you are out and about and call him 'Josh', then everyone will assume his name is Joshua (or that you just put Josh on the birth certificate. 'Josh' doesn't 'naturally' come from Josiah.
Of course, lots of 'recognised' shortenings don't - Bill / William.... Elizabeth / Betty ... however Josh is a recognised shortening of Joshua, so it seems odd to give a child one name then use another, that doesn't naturally flow from it.

I know 2 josiah’s who were both shortened to Jed.

As was Jed Bartlett, the greatest president American never had!

It’s short for Joshua.
Just use Jos or even Joss for Josiah. They’re nicer than Josh anyway.

Fine to nickname Josiah by the nickname Josh

Most nicknames are far more tenuous

Of course you can use Josh as a nickname for Josiah! It works perfectly well, but it wouldn't matter if it didn't. There actually aren't any name rules you know... just past usage. Be brave and start a new trend (though I bet you're not the first person to call a Josiah Josh)!

Imagine the horror on mumsnet when someone centuries ago called their William Bill or their Mary Polly... no it must be Will or Molly, that will never work, you're breaking all the rules...

You can nickname him Blossom or Gus or Harry or Petal if you like! I'd choose Josh though.

Josiah is a beautiful name! I would have thought nick names from that would be Joe or Jos. However he’s your child and you can give him whatever nick name you like!

Thanks for the replies! I do also like Jos but DH isn't keen, thought he might prefer Josh, guess he just doesn't like nicknames!
I'll probably try to not use it if people would generally find it odd, I didn't think it was too much of a stretch! Thanks to those who have pointed out I could call him anything if I really wanted to though! Who knows maybe he'll pick up a totally non name related nickname from his friends down the line