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HelpJosie as a full name?
I've been crushing on Josie lately.
Normally I dislike nicknames as full names, but am trying to persuade myself that Josie is okay as a full name. I think this is because I'm not over-fond of Josephine, and have a rather stodgy relative by that name.
There was a Jose at school pron. Josie - that was her full name!
What do you think of Josie (I pronounce the a like a z)?
Do you think it is a name that a girl could grow up with or is it babyish/lacking in gravity for an adult?
Thanks
Normally I dislike nicknames as full names, but am trying to persuade myself that Josie is okay as a full name. I think this is because I'm not over-fond of Josephine, and have a rather stodgy relative by that name.
There was a Jose at school pron. Josie - that was her full name!
What do you think of Josie (I pronounce the a like a z)?
Do you think it is a name that a girl could grow up with or is it babyish/lacking in gravity for an adult?
Thanks
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I think it's too cutesy for an adult.
How about Joanna or another Jo- name?
How about Joanna or another Jo- name?
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I prefer it stand-alone and don't think it's too cutesy for an adult at all. In fact, I love it. I have two friends with daughters named Josie. One's given name is Josie, one is Josephine but she is always called Josie. 1) I don't care for the name Josephine, way too frumpy and stodgy. 2) If you are NEVER going to be called Josephine EVER, why do parents bother with it as the formal name? Just use Josie! Some names need a more formal name to me (Katie for instance, don't like that one as a given name) but Josie is just fine on it's own.
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I pronounce Josie more with an s, although I've heard it and not minded it with the z. I love Josie, think it has plenty of spunk, but I honestly prefer it with a full name. I think it needs it. I can see it on an adult (and know an adult Josie in her 40s) but to me it really needs a full name. If you don't like Josephine, or even - despite Joss being more natural than Josie - Jocelyn (or Josseline, which I secretly love), I think any name starting with Jo- could be a Josie. Like Johanna / Joanna or Jocasta. I quite like Jocasta nn Josie actually!
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It's a little too childish IMO. But it's not too far off Jamie, which I don't think is too childish... so ... eh. It could be okay. Not okay enough for me to use, but it isn't necessarily childish, since its relationship to Joseph is pretty clear, like Jamie to James.
People are liable to mispronounce it joe-see.
Josian is a name I found once on a list of feminine names used in medieval times. ?
People are liable to mispronounce it joe-see.
Josian is a name I found once on a list of feminine names used in medieval times. ?
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I personally prefer Josie as a nickname for Joyce or Jocelyn. With that being said, I don't see why Josie shouldn't be used as a full name. Other names like Amy or Kelly have two syllables and end with an -ie sound, but they're seen as 'legit' full names. Sure, there are many more professional or adult sounding names, but Josie is fine.
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