Judas/Judah and is it too similar to a family name?

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I am obsessed with the name Jude and have been since I was young. However, I have a cousin called Jude, so if I was to name a son Jude, I would likely choose a longer name: Judah or Judas. I also love nicknamey names. I am aware of all the negative connotations with Judas, but myself I’m not very educated on Christianity, despite being religious. I’d assume Judas is straight away a no-go - but is it the same with Judah? Also, is there even any harm in calling him just Jude, as it’s not like I’m naming two children Jude, it’s my cousin who has the name already.

I have a cousin called Jack and I named my baby Jack. Not an issue at all.

I can't imagine someone who was usually called Jude ever using either Judas (absolute no imo - perhaps that's very old fashioned but even as a non-Christian it just feels very negative) or Judah (just not as nice) so I'd just go with Jude. Great name.

Not Judas - that is associated with betrayal, deceit and evil.

Jonah is a lovely choice.

If you'd just call him Jude day to day anyway it seems illogical to choose a longer name simply because a cousin has that name. If you like the name Jude then just use the name.

I think there will be far less comment if you call a baby Jude when you have a cousin called Jude than there will be if you call a baby Judas.

You are seriously considering Judas?!!! Why not go the whole hog and call him Beelzebub or Faustus or even Satan? Just call him Jude. Not an issue.

It' better to have two Judes than one Judas.

Do not call your baby Judas.

I'm not Christian, but would never do this to my child!

Speak to your cousin, let know you've always loved the name, to try to avoid a family rift if possible.

But if you love Jude, call your baby Jude!

Just call him Jude. Judah sounds like you must be Jewish. Judas, just no. Whether you're religious or not, nearly everyone knows what 'a Judas' is.

This.

This. You really can't call your child Judas.

Yes, I would immediately think “Iscariot” with Judas.

if you want to call him Jude, then I don’t think you need a long form of the name. Jude is very well established as a name in itself.

I don’t think it matters if he shares a name with a cousin. A relative called their daughter my sister’s name, just because they heard it on my sister and thought it was lovely. Nobody thought that she was named for my sister. With them being one generation and one degree of family separated, there’s never any confusion.

If you chose Judah I would assume it was chosen for religious reasons. I wouldn't for Jude, which is an English version of the name that has been in use for a long time in the UK.

Considering calling your child Judas cannot be real…

My DD has the same name as my cousins DD. Nobody has said anything to my knowledge!

She was going to be Jude if she was a boy 🥰

I don’t think it’s that big of a deal to have cousins with the same name.

If your cousin, Jude, is a lovely person, name your child Jude with confidence. You will need to say, possibly no more than one time to your cousin, that you love the name and also him.

🤣 at the idea of calling him Judas and feigning ignorance, so that everyone will naturally shorten his name to Jude.

But seriously, don’t do that!

Is your cousin your age, or young enough that he’d be considered closer to your ds’ generation? If they were cousins and likely to be running around grandma’s garden together I’d choose a different name, but I don’t see a major issue with an adult and child in the same family sharing a name.

Jude is a lovely name and I also suggest just calling him that.
Julian can be shortened to Jude.

I don’t think Judas is a good name sorry

For heaven’s sake, OP, you might as well call your baby ‘Traitorous McTraitorpants’. Just use Jude.

Judas?! What are your other options? Adolf, Myra and Cruella?!

Bloody hell, call him pretty much anything you like except Judas or Adolf.

Judah is the name of one of the twelve tribes of Israel and I think it's a lovely name but I agree with others about avoiding judus.

Just call him Jude