Will Jacob get called Jake?

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Love the name Jacob, we just really don’t like Jake. I think it has a bit of a 90s feel to it and there were lots of Jakes in my year at school.

Will people automatically call Jacob, Jake?

DS1 is Reuben. Any other suggestions also welcome. So far we like Jacob, Joel, Jasper, Sebastian.

I know a Jacob and it isn't shortened to Jake. I think it is a lovely name.

Ds's friend is Jacob but, yes, they all call him Jake

You have no control over what he will call himself, my lovely Olivia has been Liv for years.
mid you don’t like the shortened version don’t use the full name.
Jake is a great name though.

Yes absolutely it will

i know a Jacob who is 21, never heard him be called Jake. Jacob is a fabulous name, go for it!

I have a close relative called Jacob and wanted to call him Cob but his Mum vetoed it - he became a Jake but as he’s got older he wants to be called Jacob. Another Jacob I know is just “J” each to their own but it is a nice and popular name

We have a Reuben and a Jacob. Some of his friends do shorten it to Jake but he is Jacob at home and with family. He always introduces himself as Jacob.

Maybe. I have a cousin called Jacob who goes by Jack, a neighbour who is just Jacob and s FB friend from school who is now Jake.

Not necessarily.
I taught Jacobs and Jakes : I never heard Jacob shortened to Jake : they're different names to me.
However, when he's older / teenage years, it may get shortened by either himself or his peers.

I love Jacob BTW.
Dislike Jake.

Probably once he goes to school, yes.

Joel will likely be shortened to Joe and Jasper may be shortened to Jaz. Only known one Sebastian but although its a lovely name he was always Bas to his friends and I really hate that nickname.

I think if you really don't like the shortening, don't use it. I love the name Rowan but it will end up Ro and it makes my teeth clench I hate it so much so I wouldn't use it.

I know a Jacob and he's 11 now (year 6) and has never been Jake.
You won't have any control over it though if that's what he wants to call himself.

The one I know is called Jake

The Jacob us know is Jay for short

Mine is a jay

My son is Jacob but he prefers Jake so that’s what he is now

doesn’t matter what you prefer because he’ll change it if that what he wants!

My nephew is a Jacob, and we never shorten it. I think Jake is a whole other name. Our Reuben was nearly Oliver, which I guess would have been Ollie.

I fully intended to call my DS the nickname of his full name - think Mikey for Michael - but since he was born he's always been the full name and in fact he now corrects anyone who calls him any other version, so I would also say your DC won't necessarily be Jake!

My son is 21 year old Jacob and has never been called Jake by anyone. I think it helped that my mum's cat was Jake so if anyone tried to shorten it my son immediately corrected them!

My ds isn't a Jacob but has a similarly able to be shorted name, so judging by my experience (ie, what I call him) it could be anything from jacob/jake to Jay, jay Jay, Jakey...

I have a Jacob he's a grown adult now and has never been called Jake!

I have a 10 year old Jacob and his friends and our family use Jacob or Jay. I've never heard anyone call him Jake.

My ds is a Jacob and it has been shortened to Jake when at primary school, but he prefers Jacob and asks everyone call him that.

My (almost) adult son is still called Jacob by all his friends.

My son is a Jake.
Hes been asked a few times if it's short for Jacob, he says no I'm just a Jake.