Which do you prefer...

[Mylittlebubble]

We are undecided between

Joseph and Alistair

Alistair. Classy,and a bit out of the ordinary,

alistair

sorry to throw a spanner in the works but i like jospeh, alistair reminds me of an old person.

I like Joseph over Alastair.

My boy is called Alistair. I like it because it grows with the child. Joseph was also on our radar but it's quite popular nowadays (as is every name beginning with J)

what are the top names these days? i know theres alot of jacks about and jacobs

Joseph absolutely lovely - Alastair not so.

Alistair is much more classy and elegant. Especially not keen on 'Joe' which to me sounds quite boring/commmon.

Joseph

Like them both but would have to go with Joseph, because I have one

Joseph

Joseph makes me think of someone with a beard. Lurve Alistair though.

They're both nice names. Joseph, though, is ubiquitous at the moment. Do you have Scottish roots or a Scottish surname? I think names like Alastair and Hamish sound better in their proper environment, if you get my drift.

Alistair

I prefer Joseph, pinkyp these are the top 100 boys names

I like Joseph best. Alistair too poncey for me.

its tough as both nice and both have nice shortenings but i'd probably have to go with Joseph personally

MadBad, Alistair is a Greek name according to my baby name books. Alisdair is the scottish variation.

Alistair, only because I know a fair few Josephs

Joseph by a mile

Joseph

Well, Alastair may be Greek in origin (something new I've learnt today) but I've never met anyone with the name who wasn't a Scot. So I think custom and practice has made it Scottish.

Anyway, the opinions of a mad old biddy on the internet are immaterial and OP should pick whichever name she likes best.