Jude - for a boy

[kimfreeb]

Our baby is due mid June so very much on countdown mode now...

We're convinced we're having a boy but are still a little undecided on names. One strong contender is Jude - what are your opinions on this (honestly) as i feel its a bit more out there than some of our other safer bets.

Thanks x x

[papooshka]

LOVE IT.... cos I have one :-)

[AussieSim]

Love it!
Hey Jude
Jude Law
Not too far out there I wouldn't have said.

[Jamieandhismagictorch]

I love it as a name. It's rather cool and trendy but not TOO much so...

I just wish I could get Jude Law out of my head (but that's just me).

Go for it

[Derv78]

Love it. DT2's 2nd name.

[littlemisslozza]

Well, personally as I don't know any Jude's yet I find it rather girly, sorry.

[motherbeyond]

my dh is irish and has an uncle juse...i realy like it and would have used it only i have a scouse twang that i let slip when tired/drunk/narked...and it would sound like this..jooooooooooooooooooooooode!

if you can say it properly,however,go for it!!

[motherbeyond]

not uncle juse, obv, uncle jude!

[5DollarShake]

I really like it, but worry about teasing potential.

When we were discussing boys names, DH was really pushing for it.

It's a great name, and I was probably being overly paranoid.

[youremindmeofthebabe]

I love it, Am thinking of it for mine. Or Judah.

[whatwasthatagain]

Wasn't he the patron saint of lost causes. I know a Jude, and on two occasions Catholic friends have pulled an odd face on hearing his name and asked if he had a difficult birth??? And Jude the Obscure of course, not one of Hardy's lighter tomes.

[Shaz10]

Hey Jude was Julian Lennon. Go for it!

[lucy567]

Not keen sounds overly trendy and a bit girly
to me.

[cumbria81]

No, too girly.

[said]

I love it. Know one who'll be about 25 now. Named after/inspiredby 'Hey Jude'

[JustMyTwoPenceWorth]

It's nice. I see it as more of a girl's name. But that may just be because I know a child who has it as her middle name.

[Missus84]

I love it - am having a boy in July and Jude is my favourite. Unfortunately my DP has vetoed it!

[LadyOfTheFlowers]

I LOVE Jude for a boy. Think it's lovely.

My friend was calling her son Jude then changed her mind at the last minute to Bailey....

[FrazzleRock]

I have a friend who has a Jude.
Lovely name for both a girl or a boy

[padraig]

I'm neither for nor against.

I wouldn't say it's a girly name though.

[weaselm4]

It was on my list but was vetoed by DH because of Jude Law . Honestly, who's going to remember him in twenty years' time?

I'm a big Beatles fan, so loooove Jude (got a Beatles name for DD tho - and it's not Eleanor )

[mathanxiety]

Love it. I don't think of it as girly at all.

I do know one girl whose middle name is Jude (it's considered unusual, though) but then I also know a girl whose middle name is Michael.

[lotster]

I heart Jude, do it do it!

He will be handsome and cool

[weaselm4]

That's cool, mathanxiety - Michael was one of the Bangles and I always thought she was the best for having a boy's name (in my weird teenager way!)

[KatiePul]

I'm over due by 4 days, and my husband and I have choosen that name for our son so I love it!