Okay my husband and I are TTC and he is really rooting for a boy. So, of course, this question is WAY premature but I know you Moms will have great ideas. My husband's name is Joshua Ross, and we both want a junior, but I already have too many Joshuas in my family, so we wouldn't be able to call the hypothetical baby boy "Josh" or "Joshua". We absolutely hate the idea of "J.R." or "Junior", and my husband hates the name Ross so we couldn't call him by his middle name. Do you have any other nickname ideas?
I knew a Joshua who was nicknamed "Shoe" -- for JoSHUa. It started as an informal, humorous way to distinguish him from this other Josh, but pretty much everyone called him that -- and he made it work.
You could do something like that -- a cute, informal nickname for home, and let them both be Josh at school/work.
I like Jos or Joss I think that is really cute and not very common. And not only is it short for Joshua, but it is a combination of Joshua and Ross. Very Cute to me:)
Good luck!
E.
joshua junior.. call him JJ
Awe, I LOVE J.R.
I know a really handsome one!
I am confused. If your husband hates he name Ross, why is he passing it on? Beyond that, we have too many Andrews on my husbands side. Be prepared for your son to be called, Little Josh. That's what Little Andrew got stuck with, even though he is 15 now. :)
My uncle is a junior and when I was little they called him sonny.
Your husband is hispanic, right? How about Segundo? "The 2nd"
You want a JR, but don't want his name in any way to resemble his dads! You've got to rethink one or the other.
Maybe you could name him after grandad or give him grandads name as a nickname?
I have heard peopel call thier "juniors" Chip (I like this a lot) if you are scottish or irish at all you could call him Mac??
I have heard more for thirds (trip, trey, trace, etc)
You could call him Jo(e) or simply name the baby something else. Best wishes
The only nicknames I can think of other than the shortened versions or junior versions would have to be something that is generic like kiddo or pumpkin etc. Or you can wait until you learn the child's personality and pick something suitable. I personally would not name your son that at all since you do not want to use the name when speaking to him and your husband doesn't even like the middle name.
Can I be "Nancy Negative" and suggest what NOT to call him? I have friends with a junior. The Dad and son go by the same name. Half the time I don't know which one they're talking about even though one is 5 and the other is 37! Other times they call him "Brother" which is completely ridiculous to me.
In our family, ALL of the men have the same first name, but go by their middle name, which is unique to each of them.
I like Joss. And I like Mira's "Shu" suggestion. Good luck!
I don't have any ideas but as a mother of a fifth I wanted to point out it doesn't come up as much as you think. In other words you may want to not over think it now and just see what matches the child after they are born.
For us there are three generations alive and kicking. They are third fourth and fifth but only when they are at work (family business) or around the family. Otherwise no one knows the other generations, their friends call them what they will.
The other thing is even at work or around family it isn't needed except when you are referencing them. Like when I would be talking to my ex mother in law, if I was talking about my son he was Tommy, my ex the fourth, her husband big Tom chubby. :p
When you are standing next to them I would call either my ex or his dad Tom, my son Tommy. I just isn't as complicated as people on the outside think it is. :)
I don't have any ideas but I will say -- it's a good idea to think this though early. Whatever you call your baby will stick. My SS is named after DH and is still called "Little Josh," even though he is now larger than my husband! My nephew (also a junior) is still called "Little Brady," even though his dad is no longer in the picture.
Definitely get this worked out before the birth and tell people what you'll be calling the baby from day 1, or they'll make up their own way to differentiate.
You could also pick a different middle name -- something you both like -- and call him that. Just a thought!
What about Joss? I have a friend who named her little boy that name. I thought it was cute and it's a nice mix of the two names.
How about Joss? (or Jos?) there's always joe too ... but most would think he's Joseph.
On my husband's side their are many Sams, girls and boys. Each Sam where's his or her name with great pride, In fact Samantha is not Samantha, she is SAM. Sam was one of my MIL's brothers who was taken in his early 20's by cancer.
In my family there are Georges. One of my Great Uncle George's grandkids is a fifth, we all just call him and all the rest of them George.
My dad is a junior and is called by his middle name.
I call my son, who is named after my FIL, "Little Man", or since Grandpa's is a shortened from of the name we use the longer form for my guy.
My husband is "Little________". He hates it. His Uncle is Big _________
What about Joe, JoJo, Bud, Jay, Chip, Kip, Mack.
There is absolutely no reason you can't call him Joshua just because there are other children named Joshua in your family! This is your child and your family. Having grown up with a nickname that is completely different from my real name I can tell you it is a giant pain in the booty. I wish my parents had just named me what they intended to call me!
Chip (as in "Chip off the old block")
J.R. (as in his initials, not jr.)
