Edward or Joseph?

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And why please?

Edward. Have always liked it.

Edward because it has more flexibility and can suit any personality.

Joseph. It's lovely and not too common.

I've never liked Edward, Ed or Eddie. It seems a bit slimey to me. Must be from some early association.

There seem to be lots of Teds / Teddies around now. Many are Theodores but some Edwards. Potential for too many Eds and Teds, I think.

Interesting replies, we don't know of any child Edward or Joseph's in our area. They are popular on the stats but we don't know of any locally which is quite nice. That may change at school of course

They’re both nice. I’ve heard them shortened to Seph and Ward which are a bit more unusual.

Joseph / Joe... And I love Ted it was my first choice for one of mine... But its becoming very popular now where I live while I can't think of any Josephs.

Jospeh! I don't know any not nice Joseph's. Edwards on the other hand... I also prefer the sound of Joseph to Edward

Edward in its entirety. No contrived nn.
I like Joseph too but it's somewhat more dated to my ears.

I much prefer Edward. Joseph seems quite over-used around me and is just not as appealing. Edward feels fresher to me, and I love all the nicknames.

Edward was what we called our first baby before he was born. The baby book I had said it meant.'guardian of joy'. I still love the name

Both fab. Both on my shortlist but I only had DDs.

@MercyBodle that's interesting, do you mind me asking what area you're based? It's our first so maybe we aren't hearing names often but that's a good point

I'm sure I'm a long way from you. I live in Australia.

Oh wow that is a long way @MercyBodle! I always look at Australian inspiration for names and certain trends, you seem to be ahead of the fashion! Thanks for getting back to me and your feedback.

I prefer Joseph personally and have a nephew we call Joe (no one ever said Joseph). I certainly like Edward but not as much as Joseph.

Thanks @honkytonkheroe, I love the nn Joe too!

I like both, but like Joseph more and love Joe for short.

I like Joseph and Joe and Edward...just not Eddie

Joseph.
Edward's seems a little more staid to me.

Edward ! Mostly because I love the nickname Eddie!
I think a lot of the Ted / Teddy's are actually named that on their birth certificates (the 3 i know are).

I have a Joseph and I love it, there really isn’t many around (not sure why). He calls himself Joe but I still call him Joseph!

Joseph, love Joe

Joseph definitely. It's such a kind, attractive name.

Love Edward it has always been my favourite boys name. So classic.

Edward. I think it's more elegant somehow.

I do like Joseph. However, (and I don't know why, because I appreciate the name is as old as time), Joseph feels a bit 90s / noughties to me. Same with Jacob and Joshua. I think that, although they're all biblical names, they had a big moment in the 90s - 2000s maybe?

Anyway, both nice names, but I prefer Edward.