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Laurie or Joe?

47 replies

sunriseoversea · 18/04/2023 16:28

Which do you prefer for a boy?

We're not keen on Laurence or Joseph, so in both cases the shortened name would be on the BC.

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SadieContrary · 18/04/2023 16:31

Names are so subjective - personally I wouldn’t choose either but if that were my only options I’d go with Joseph (full name on BC) and choose to name him Joe day to day

IfDreamsWereWings · 18/04/2023 16:31

Joe

MargauxM · 18/04/2023 16:38

Joe 👍

GBoucher · 18/04/2023 16:39

Laurence nn Laurie. The name Laurie conjures up visions of Timothee Chalamet. Mmm...I really wouldn't go for Laurie or Joe. They're not real names.

PickledScrump · 18/04/2023 17:11

Joe

Ifulikepinacoladas · 18/04/2023 17:14

They're not real names.
Bugger, better rename my DS 😂

bunnyrabbitsandbutterflies · 18/04/2023 17:14

Joe.

Bluevelvetsofa · 18/04/2023 17:22

Of course they’re real names.

I like both, but Joe edges it.

GoodVibesHere · 18/04/2023 17:26

I prefer Laurie but would go for Laurence.

Joe is maybe a bit too plain, sorry. It's such a personal decision though.

SwedishEdith · 18/04/2023 17:28

I'd have the full names because that's what they'll probably be known by anyway. But I love Joseph and Lawrence so would give them that option.

toottootpipip · 18/04/2023 17:29

I have a Joey (on birth certificate) so that would get my vote Smile

idontevenknowanyonecalledblurb · 18/04/2023 17:31

Oh Laurence nn Laurie is one of my favourites. Ever since little women!

AcrobaticCardigan · 18/04/2023 17:33

I don’t mind them as nicknames but as full first names - both horrid!

ourflagmeansdeath · 18/04/2023 19:03

Laurie is honestly really lovely. I don't mind Joey but Joe sounds too short (if that's how you're pronouncing it).

LDNLCN · 18/04/2023 19:08

GBoucher · 18/04/2023 16:39

Laurence nn Laurie. The name Laurie conjures up visions of Timothee Chalamet. Mmm...I really wouldn't go for Laurie or Joe. They're not real names.

I didn't know my name wasn't real!

I'm biased but got for Laurie, Joe is dare I say it, pretty common. I know like 5 Joe's.

ozymandiusking · 18/04/2023 19:13

Was Laurie the name used for the neighbour in "Little Women"? Anyway I like it, and would quite happily use it.

QueenAstrid · 18/04/2023 19:17

Joe

KirstenBlest · 18/04/2023 19:17

Joe

Sandysandwich · 18/04/2023 20:38

Joe,
I like both but my son was friends with a Laurie in reception and he insisted for years that he was called "Lorry, like a bin lorry"
Only found out the kid was actually Laurie in year 2

Cheekyandfreaky · 18/04/2023 20:41

I thought this was a 'Little Women' thread! Laurie is lovely!

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 18/04/2023 21:14

Laurence or Lawrence known as Laurie / Lawrie is one of my all-time favourites but if you won’t consider using the longer form in any circumstances then Joe. Laurie is firmly established as a girls’ name in its own right in the US and is growing in popularity for girls in the UK.

Would you consider the French form, Laurent?

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 18/04/2023 21:15

ozymandiusking · 18/04/2023 19:13

Was Laurie the name used for the neighbour in "Little Women"? Anyway I like it, and would quite happily use it.

Yes, his name was Theodore Laurence.

Clettercletterthatsbetter · 18/04/2023 21:29

Laurie

Longdarkcloud · 18/04/2023 21:51

Or you could go for the really simple Jo as in Jo Grimmond the politician

greyhairnomore · 18/04/2023 21:58

Joe or Joey.