Evan or Jude

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(For an English baby boy)

Jude is the German word for Jew. Pronounced Yoo-deh.

I prefer Evan

Evan. I can't bear Jude.

Evan.
But I do like both....

Evan.

I love Evan.
Jude is OK but I always think the parents are trying to be a bit hip.

I prefer Jude. Evan is OK but I know loads who have been called it in the last few years. It’ll date badly.

With Jude being the far more popular of the two, I'd say it's more likely to date.

I know Judes of every age -well, in their 50s all the way to children. All the Evans I know are very young children, so that’s why I feel it might date -a sudden surge in a name tends to eventually date. Maybe there’s more in Wales, though.

Jude

Jude is a biblical name and a long-used English name.

I'd go with Ivan tbh but if that's not an option then Evan !

I like Evan:-)

I'd choose Jude.

Jude.

@daisypond has there been a sudden surge? I don't think the name has been in the top 100 for a good few years now, whereas Jude has risen in popularity a lot. Thanks for your thoughts though🙂
I only know one Evan, whose a teen, and one Jude, who is a baby.

No, I don’t know if there’s statistically been a sudden surge. It’s anecdotal, in that I know of four Evanses personally, born in the last couple of years.

@daisypond OK cool. Where abouts do you live? Makes me feel better knowing there's more! The thing that was putting me off is that it doesn't seem very popular - I don't want to give him a name that people generally dislike🙂 makes me feel better knowing it is actually still used IYSWIM